Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

Twilightfa Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Katie Jurek Great acting from the late Heath Ledger, and Jake Gyllenhaal and he both did a great job on this memorable and groundbreaking film.

adonis98-743-186503 The story of a forbidden and secretive relationship between two cowboys, and their lives over the years. Brokeback Mountain is a film that i had promised myself i would never ever see in my life and after i saw it i still don't get the hype surrounding it. Both Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger are good when they wanna be for example Ledger was great as Joker in The Dark Knight but as an actor he wasn't anything special and this film shows that since his perfomance was bland and basically the whole movie was a snore fest. Very boring, very slow and i wasn't moved by anything that happened. Perhaps i don't have feelings who knows but 'Brokeback Mountain' is awful. (0/10)

tomgillespie2002 It may now be 12 years old, but Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, based on the short story by Annie Proulx, is still more relevant than ever. At the time of its release, the debate around gay marriage was raging, and continued to do so in the subsequent years. Thankfully, same-sex marriage is now practised in many countries across the world, although it would still be deemed a crime and a sin elsewhere. But anyone who thinks that the themes explored in the film only relate to a relationship between two gay men or women have profoundly missed the point. The story applies to the love between any two people which may be considered taboo, or just plain wrong in society's eyes, whether this be for religious, political or sexual reasons, and this is something that will continue to be a talking point for many years to come.Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) are two down-on-their-luck young cowboys in 1963 Wyoming. They arrive at Brokeback Mountain looking for work, and are hired by the bigoted Joe Aguirre (Randy Quaid) to herd sheep over the summer months. The work is hard and dangerous, and the pair spend most nights winding down passing a bottle of whiskey. After one particularly heavy night of drinking, Jack makes a move on Ennis and the two make passionate, almost violent love. Aware of society's attitudes towards gay men, the two agree that their relationship must be kept secret and their feelings locked away, and they part ways determined to forget the experience. They both marry (their wives are played by Michelle Williams and Anne Hathaway) and have children in the following years, but neither can forget the time spend together on the mountain.Ang Lee's primary focus has always been on character. Even his worst film, the superhero misfire Hulk, spent far more (most would say too much) time concentrating on the human side of its lead instead his angry, green alter-ego. Following Ennis and Jack over the course of a couple of decades, we experience Ennis' inner turmoil and Jack's complete frustration, with the latter's anger stemming from both society's refusal to let them be who they want to be, and Ennis' dismissing of Jack's idea to buy a ranch with him so they can live out their days together. Jack is more accepting of his own sexuality, occasionally attempting pick-ups in bars and often forced to pay prostitutes in dingy alleys. Haunted by an experience with his father as a child, Ennis is in a constant battle with himself. Angry at the discrimination he would face were he display his true emotions in public, and possibly disgusted at himself for possessing such feelings, he stoically drinks and smokes his nights away after his marriage falls apart.The script, by Larry McMurty and Diana Ossana, refuses to over- simplify the characters and force labels on them. It isn't entirely clearly whether the two men are homosexual, bisexual or even heterosexual, as their relationship is built on something far more transcendent. It's one of the many reasons why the film shouldn't be remembered as that 'gay cowboy movie'. Ledger and Gyllenhaal are both terrific, and received Academy Award nominations for their efforts. Ledger is undoubtedly the standout as the buttoned-up, tight-lipped tough guy repressing a range of emotions he doesn't full understand behind his incredibly sad eyes. Tragically, he wouldn't completely shake off his pretty boy image until three years later - the year of his death - after The Dark Knight. It is a film that will no doubt resonate with most people whose feelings fall outside of what society considers the 'norm', and will continue to do so for many years to come. On top of that, Brokeback Mountain is simply a beautiful piece of cinema, with one of the most heart- breaking final scenes ever filmed

bchrysalid I watched Brokback Mountain two days ago, 11 years after it was released, and I was deeply touched by it. Such a strong film. I cannot clearly tell why but I simply cannot get it out of my head, being haunted by scenes from the film during the day. I've been feeling absolutely melancholic for two days now. Both Ledger and Gyllenhaal acted so well at such young ages, the look in their eyes, the passion, the melancholy of impossibility, Ennis's innocence and shyness, their determination to carry on... It was all so beautiful. I suppose Ledger not being alive today makes it harder for me. Although I'd be sure that he would not read it, I could still write to him about the way his character made me feel.