A tragic love story - give me a break.

Rating: 2/10 (17 February 2006)

I am still trying to understand the appeal of Brokeback Mountain. Here is a movie about two men who have sex during a stint of watching a flock of sheep. Then they go on to marry (women), have children, and, instead of being faithful to their wives and families, meet every so often to have sex. They talk about getting a place together but never have the "you know whats" to be honest to themselves and families. Therefore they remain in their marriages, making everyone miserable. I do not recall ever hearing the word "love" from either one to the other. The only phrase remotely in that ballpark was, "I wish I knew how to quit you". I am sorry but these two are selfish, cowardly, and unable to control their physical attraction. Just because their relationship lasted years doesn't make it love. If they were that much in love, they should have been honest and made a life together instead of destroying others.
The scenery and music seems to give this movie much more credence than it really deserves. The real tragedy is the hype surrounding it. I rate it a 2 for the mountains and music.