just because it's controversial doesn't mean its good

Rating: 2/10 (17 January 2006)

well, i went into the theater with an open mind because this movie was supposed to be so good. i was very disappointed. while the actors themselves are great, the acting in this movie was lackluster at best. Heath and Jake just didn't make me feel like they wanted to be together at all. they were plain, never really showed intense emotion unless they were beating each other up, and they didn't make me believe they actually missed each other. the movie was drawn out far too long and had very few "moments" i could actually enjoy or stay completely awake during. The relationship between the two cowboys also seemed to have sprung up quite suddenly, as before that one night in the tent they hadn't shown anything for each other and all the sudden one of them was saying "oh! lets have sex now!" the music also really got on my nerves- the same exact song was played every time they mentioned brokeback, had an emotional moment, or the two men were together. that song haunts me in my dreams. the movie was well shot and had a beautiful backdrop, but important moments like when the father showed heath as a child the dead gay man and when Jake was killed just weren't given enough emphasis. this movie just didn't do it for me and practically made my mom and me fall asleep. sorry, Hollywood foreign press, i just can't agree with you.