Beautiful, Simply Beautiful

Rating: 10/10 (26 December 2005)

Unbelievable. Breathtaking. I can't stop thinking about this movie and how truly wonderful it is. The actors, the story, the direction, the scenery. I won't stop thinking about this movie for a long time. Wonderful.
Ang Lee almost always seems to understand the nuances of the characters and stories he's directing. What a perfect choice for this movie. And using Larry McMurtry to adapt seems like the stars were aligned to make such an excellent piece of work.
I saw this to a packed house within a packed theater that was only playing this movie on its three screens - and I live in the mid-west. The story is universal and heartbreaking. You can't help but feel for these two men and wish that things were different for them, that they could be together.