neither too hot, nor too cold...just blahhh

Rating: 8/10 (16 April 2006)

having only recently seen 'brokeback mountain' what struck me as most unexpected about this film was how undynamic i experienced it as. i was pleased when the American Oscar race went to 'crash' as it contained carefully constructed, multi-faceted characters, many of whom were in conflict with the outer world, and themselves. what 'brokeback mountain' brought was a very tender love story, but nothing more than that. it was not a movie promoting a gay agenda, because i did view the male characters as necessarily being gay. jake gyllenhal's character may have been, but i left the theatre believing heath ledger may have been straight, just in love with a man. what made 'brokeback mountain' deserving of an eight, as opposed to a five or so little interest i could not bring myself to vote, was the cinematography and the way ang lee was so deliberate in the careful unveiling of his story.