Yuck, maybe I am homophobic

Rating: 2/10 (23 January 2007)

OK, I'll admit it, I am one of the dreaded straights who has seen this movie. My wife said, "Gord, trust me, you won't like it!" and I wanted to prove her wrong. I see myself as a sensitive, caring, kind and generous football type.(or in days gone by....a real cowboy) I also thought I had come to totally accept that there were guys who preferred guys but I have found that this observation is somewhat qualified. I can accept it as long as it's tacit and kept in the bedroom. When it's waved in front of me I tend to gag. It's like watching someone pick his nose and eat the catch. I was proud of myself, curled up on the sofa and enjoying the Alberta scenery......and the acting of 2 burly, good-looking guys doing range work. I might have been alright if they had just embraced and left the rest to my imagination but when they started poking around each other's body trying to make entrances out of exits, I chucked my popcorn.
It grieves me that in so few years, perhaps since the 70's, as a society we have been forced to accept that homosexual activity is perfectly normal and acceptable. At the risk of being politically incorrect, we now must endorse a way of life that is at cross-purposes with nature. I have to explain to my pre-teen that the mostly naked guy at the gay-pride parade who is rubbing his hand all over another guy's posterior is just being "caring". Even worse, I had to explain that the 2 guys in the movie, who are portrayed as perfectly normal, diligent workers, are not just breathing hard from work.
It's difficult for me to weigh in on this film for its artistic value when I see it as exploitation, not art. The talking point is nothing other than homosexuality....and that's not my favorite topic.