Nice Try Hollywood

Rating: 4/10 (21 July 2006)

Although I did not enjoy this movie and don't plan on seeing it again, I do give Hollywood credit for attempting to expose the venomous, intolerant nature of our culture when it comes to issues such as homosexuality. That being said, I think Brokeback Mountain won all those awards because of the controversial, "daring" subject matter, not the quality of the film.
The first 20 mins. or so, I was completely bored and tempted to turn it off, but since I had already paid $3.99 to watch it on On Demand, I felt compelled to see it to the end. I was kinda thinking "Okay, great is this entire movie going to be about two gay guys on a mountain"? It isn't until they get married that the movie starts to get remotely interesting.
I noticed that other IMDb users have commented that the acting was horrible and the slurred speech made the male lovers sound retarded. I also found it difficult to understand half of the movie due to the poor dictation; however, since the characters are impoverished and uneducated I think the slurred speech was part of the character and is actually a sign of good acting. Given the script and plot that the actors were given to work with, I think they did a brilliant job, but the Best Director and Best Actor Oscars should have gone to Walk The Line! One last thought.. I didn't really see how the two men fall in love.... I mean what did they find attractive about each other? Aside from the scenes where they make love, they never actually say anything that reveals what they admire or respect about each other.