Brokeback English

Tonight we sat in the front row of a packed theatre to see Brokeback Mountain. Certainly seeing a film with cinematography this stunning is not ideal from the first row, but I was still in awe of this big sky country story. It is essentially a love story, spanning twenty years between two people who live separate lives. It has all the pitfalls you would expect, but in the end I did not feel the desperate sadness I believe Ang Lee was trying to evoke. I was so impressed with both Gyllenhaal and Ledger, but I think the movie could have been shorter. And bear in mind when I say this I am the person who loves long, quiet, drawn out movies. But I feel there was some footage that could have been cut. If you're at all squeamish about graphic sex scenes, prepare yourself. And if you're not familiar with a traditional Southern drawl, you'll probably be wishing for subtitles -- particularly the VERY LAST LINE of the film. God! I wish I knew what he was sayin'! Overall I give this a 10 for balls, an 8 to the actors and 7 overall on my list.