Watch this movie now.

Rating: 10/10 (29 December 2005)

What words can I write to describe this movie? Heartwrenching, beautiful, and haunting are best fitting in my mind.
Ang Lee did an exquisite job directing this film. I think without him this movie wouldn't be as beautiful and well flowing as it is. His scenic shots are unforgettable. The screenplay writers are also amazing. I have read the short story twice before and I had no idea how the screenwriters would manage to take this dinky short story with very little dialogue into a 2 hour movie, but they did it flawlessly.
Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal were spectacular as Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist. Now I know why Heath Ledger has been praised so much by critics. He plays a man of few words and faces, but somehow shows a huge range of emotions. And also Michelle Williams (Alma) deserves praise as she plays a woman who tries so hard to ignore the fact that her husband and father of her two girls is cheating on her with a man. Alma tries so hard to keep it together, but gives up in the end.
The bottom line of my comment is that wherever you stand on homosexual relationships you still should watch this movie. It's, and I hate to be repetitive, universal. Anyone can connect to it. It's a beautiful movie and to not watch it because you are against homosexuality is a weak excuse.