Movie making at its most brilliant

Rating: 10/10 (15 January 2006)

This movie is so beautifully acted it is heartbreaking. What a masterpiece. On my All Time Top Five. I love the message conveyed by Jake's and Heath's acting - they are truly deserving of the acting accolades they have been receiving of late. A definite Oscar winner and I will most likely go and see it again. We could all stand to learn a lot about tolerance from this film and the heartbreaking loneliness of not being able to live life the way one would like. The screenplay was mesmerizing, the filmography just unbelievable. The shot of the cowboy riding his horse up the steep mountain incline with the blue sky behind him would be hanging on my wall if it were a picture. The two supporting actresses were great too, and it goes without saying that Ang Lee has probably made just about the most perfect film of its genre. How brilliant can you get?