Brokeback Mountain (2005)

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• Bob S

  
  Umm, why did i put off seeing thes great movie for two years? Stupid, stupid, stupid! Standing in the aisles applauding wildly great!

• Jameson W

  
  Excellent film. One of those films that I'll admit I wanted to hate, because of the controversial topic, but I can't...it is great. Everything about it is wonderful; the story, characters, the acting, the music, the direction. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Excellent performances… More
  Excellent film. One of those films that I'll admit I wanted to hate, because of the controversial topic, but I can't...it is great. Everything about it is wonderful; the story, characters, the acting, the music, the direction. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Excellent performances from Ledger, Gyllenhaal, Williams, and Hathaway. Nominated for 8 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor, this is a must see.

• Brad W

  
  Brokeback Mountain is a genius film that is controversial, dramatic, and is one of the best romantic films of all time. The storyline is about two men who meet during a job on Brokeback Mountain, and they fall in love but are afraid to admit it to the world. The plot is not your… More
  Brokeback Mountain is a genius film that is controversial, dramatic, and is one of the best romantic films of all time. The storyline is about two men who meet during a job on Brokeback Mountain, and they fall in love but are afraid to admit it to the world. The plot is not your typical romance film, this is actually the first romantic drama I have seen that focuses completely on two homosexuals, and although I am not homosexual, I know many and they feel just as bad as these two men, how they afraid to show their true feelings to the world because of how the world views them, and I thing Ang lee created a movie that really can teach people a lesson about how they feel, and how we should treat them normally if they want to be treated normal, like these two men. The cast consists of many actors, but it mainly is Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhal, and although heath Legers best performance is The Joker in The Dark knight, this is some of the greatest dramatic performances I have ever seen in film, and they were great. Ang Lee has not created many good movies, but here he has created a pur masterpiece andby far his best work, and I think this deserved Best Picture over Crash by far. Brokeback Mountain is a movie that most people cannot relate to and so they dislike it because it is about two gay men, eben at first i thought it would be a stupid film, but I think the fact that people don't like it because they are gay shows how ignorant they some people are, because a great film like this is hardly ever seen.

• Bethany M

  
  Outstanding. There's no other way to describe it. Phenomonal and absolutely heartbreaking. A great love story! A must see!

• John H

  
  A drama with a beautifully scripted story. All the negativity this film gets is just heartbreaking. Yes, it's about a gay relationship, but Ledger and Gylenhaal make it seem so real from trhe start to the end. Both men find women that bond with, but the love they express for each… More
  A drama with a beautifully scripted story. All the negativity this film gets is just heartbreaking. Yes, it's about a gay relationship, but Ledger and Gylenhaal make it seem so real from trhe start to the end. Both men find women that bond with, but the love they express for each other is more deeply than any other they could be offered. This film easily could've and should have won best picture.

• Martin S

  
  A little overrated. But still a good movie. A good story. Some good acting. Average directing. Maybe a little too long. Jake Gyllenhaal is allright...

• Spencer S

  
  A woebegone tale of two ill fated lovers marched into a day and age that is not only unaccepting, but plainly bitter and one sided. Great performances by Ledger, Williams, and Hathaway as each was a caricature of unavailable or blind (even star crossed) love. Meanwhile… More
  A woebegone tale of two ill fated lovers marched into a day and age that is not only unaccepting, but plainly bitter and one sided. Great performances by Ledger, Williams, and Hathaway as each was a caricature of unavailable or blind (even star crossed) love. Meanwhile Gyllenhaal's character wanted nothing less than complete and total happiness, to be who he truly was, and that performance came with a crystal clear message. Grand efforts on all parts.

• Steven C

  
  "Brokeback Mountain" features acting of the highest caliber. Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway and especially Michelle Williams give some tremendous performances. "Brokeback Mountain" is not only a showcase for brilliant acting and Ang Lee's… More
  "Brokeback Mountain" features acting of the highest caliber. Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway and especially Michelle Williams give some tremendous performances. "Brokeback Mountain" is not only a showcase for brilliant acting and Ang Lee's exquisitely detailed direction, but as a portrait of masculinity, homosexuality and the ever changing 60s/70s. This is a fine motion picture in every respect.

• Antony S

  
  An absolute jewel to kick off 2006. In many ways, Brokeback marked the year's turn towards intelligent 'issue' films, something that has been sorely missing from Hollywood for years. Indeed, the very style and nature of this affecting love story evokes the integrity of… More
  An absolute jewel to kick off 2006. In many ways, Brokeback marked the year's turn towards intelligent 'issue' films, something that has been sorely missing from Hollywood for years. Indeed, the very style and nature of this affecting love story evokes the integrity of 70s dramas such as Dog Day Afternoon and Chinatown, films that raised 'hot topics' not for the point of explotation, but with sensitive subjectivity. Brokeback is superbly directed by Ang Lee, granting incredibly evocative imagery, mostly from nature itself, and convinces us of the time period passed with ease. Ledger astonishes, though, with by miles his career-best performance, playing a man so embittered by life that he has almost totally retreated into himself, very occaisonally shedding light on his thoughts and feelings with absolute believability. NOT a 'gay movie' with regards to what that normally entails, BM instead paints a tragically romantic picture for everyone to experience.

• familiar s

  
  Phew... Some more boring stuff, but relatively bearable than 'A Single Man'. The awful way Heath Ledger speaks only made it worse for me. Maybe his character required to be that way, but still. 3.5/10.

• Jeff "

  
  First off, I'm not a homophobe. The reason I hated this film is because it was long, boring overrated and over acted. I also thought they were trying to over do a lot of the scenes just for the sake of trying to break new ground, and making a film worthy of an Academy Award. This… More
  First off, I'm not a homophobe. The reason I hated this film is because it was long, boring overrated and over acted. I also thought they were trying to over do a lot of the scenes just for the sake of trying to break new ground, and making a film worthy of an Academy Award. This film doesn't deserve all the praise it got because it's simply a boring, one dimentional story with no depth or emotion. Funny how Annie Proulx said that the Oscars were rigged and the film adaptation of her crap short story didn't win because Hollywood was homophobic. If Hollywood was homophobic then Sean Penn wouldn't have won the best oscar for his role in milk as Harvey Milk, the first openly gay public servant. Milk is a better film than this trash.

• KJ P

  
  People who are homophobes should be ashamed of themselves if they choose not to watch this movie. Two guys falling in love is not written, but it can happen, and everything happens for a reason. These two men are in one of the greatest love stories ever told, and it doesn't… More
  People who are homophobes should be ashamed of themselves if they choose not to watch this movie. Two guys falling in love is not written, but it can happen, and everything happens for a reason. These two men are in one of the greatest love stories ever told, and it doesn't matter if they are gay. Masterpiece!

• Jeremy S

  
  Best Film of 2005. Possibly the greatest love story ever told. One of the few truly heart-braking films I have ever seen.

• Thomas B

  
  Confronting and compelling. Full review later.

• Jake .

  
  It would be a complete lie if I said that I was not slightly disappointed with this movie. It is probably the single most discussed film of the '00s. The subject matter alone automatically gains or alienates so many viewers. I really feel sorry for the critics who had to review… More
  It would be a complete lie if I said that I was not slightly disappointed with this movie. It is probably the single most discussed film of the '00s. The subject matter alone automatically gains or alienates so many viewers. I really feel sorry for the critics who had to review this movie. If they rated it poorly they will come across as homophebic, but if they rate it well any of their conservative readers will discard what they have to say. As far as that goes, I think it is a very hard movie for anybody to watch objectively. After finally watching Brokeback Mountain, I really do not see why it is so contraversal. Yes, it is about two men who have a homosexual love for one another, but unlike say Milk, it does not directly promote or condone homosexuality. If the two guys murdered their families and ran off into the sunset together the controversy would make sense. As it is, I just cannot see it. Ang Lee created a touching human drama that should be more or less assesible in some degree to just about everybody. I'm disappointed only because I found the movie to be a bit of a letdown after all of the hype. At the same time looking back on it, and thinking more about it, it seems more impressive than it did while I was watching it. While it did not completely blow me away, there was absolutely nothing that I found to be irritating about it. It is beautifully shot and presented. All of the acting is underplayed and confincing. Despite being a bit of a letdown Brokeback Mountain is an extreamely good movie, and even if it wasn't, it is a movie that should be watched strictly beause of its social relevance.

• Jennifer D

  
  Ridiculously beautifully shot. Tragic, heart-breaking story.

• Wahida K

  
  Love Is A Force Of Nature

• Conner R

  
  I really enjoyed the acting and the chemistry between Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal. The time line was waaay too spread out for me and I felt cheated out of the whole story. I think if they centered around a specific point in the story, it would have been more emotional and… More
  I really enjoyed the acting and the chemistry between Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal. The time line was waaay too spread out for me and I felt cheated out of the whole story. I think if they centered around a specific point in the story, it would have been more emotional and effective.

• Lady D

  
  A film that leaves you full of emotions. Not the first film to bring about the subject of Homosexuality, yet the size of publicity this film gained, both positively and negatively has probably made it the most talked about Gay Interest film. What makes this film quite unique for… More
  A film that leaves you full of emotions. Not the first film to bring about the subject of Homosexuality, yet the size of publicity this film gained, both positively and negatively has probably made it the most talked about Gay Interest film. What makes this film quite unique for me is the lack of stereotyping in the casting and sitation of the storyline. The storyline builds from a slow moving start to a powerful and emotional tale. Truly great performances by both Ledger and Gyllenhaal and is part of my favourite films list.

• Anthony L

  
  Overall I was disappointed. Loads of hype didn't help and while the scenery and cinematography was good, I though all the performances where unconvincing and it really dragged on. Also, why didn't they age? A moustache does not make up for 20 years of ageing! Had some cool… More
  Overall I was disappointed. Loads of hype didn't help and while the scenery and cinematography was good, I though all the performances where unconvincing and it really dragged on. Also, why didn't they age? A moustache does not make up for 20 years of ageing! Had some cool cars in it though! (Not trying to emphasise my heterosexuality there, I just like old American cars). Watch with subtitles but don't go out of your way to rent it out any time soon.

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