This is a moving and powerful film.

Rating: 10/10 (8 February 2006)

I found this film so gut-wrenchingly moving. I could not think straight for the next 24 hours. It had the most palpable sense of true and deep love that I have ever seen in a movie.
Having people write it off as "the gay cowboy film" totally under-values the real emotional depth that it portrays. The concept of their sexuality is not the be all and end all of the film's intent. It presents ultimately impassable hurdles, but the emotional journey of the characters and the pain of their situation is independent of the fact that they're gay.
This film is wonderfully acted. Ledger and Gyllenhaal are totally convincing as the characters they portray. I think having two well-known straight men in the lead roles hopefully aids in people's acceptance of the concept of gay love - it is less of a black/white situation of a straight audience watching gay actors.
This film is very important.