Aother film where women are treated badly.

Rating: 8/10 (2 January 2006)

I am commenting on this movie after sitting through it for two hours.I found it self indulgent and far from being a love story.This is a movie obviously made by self indulgent gay male movie execs who think it acceptable for women to be poorly treated yet again in a movie with no comment being made or passed.This takes womens role in film back 15 years.Heath ledger basically rapes his wife..yet it passes without comment by the filmmakers.. Basically this film is an excuse for two men to have it their way on a mountain and women to be treated badly because they are "men"..I don't care if the men are sleeping with each other or with women it is yet again a fairly shallow excuse for men to treat women badly.The men depicted in this movie are self centered,selfish and shallow.I don't care if they are gay or not,I have many gay friends..but I do care that yet once again we women are treated in a demeaning light on camera with men not being held accountable for their actions.Grow up you young short self indulgent narrow minded male studio execs.I do give the film credit for a Stunning Location,Stunning Cinematogropahy,Smooth Poetic Directing and Good Production Design(and muisc was adequate).I cannot credit anything else including the story and inspid performances by the women,and the verging on violent acting by the men.BORING. It is nice to see America put its Physical landscape on screen though for a change.There is still great beauty in this country .