Brokeback Mountain
Jan. 9th, 2006 02:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cybermuleI went to see this on Friday night, in a sold-out arts theatre showing. I was absolutely blown away by it - the acting was spot on, the cinematography was breathtaking, and it was one of the most sympathetic and touching love stories I've seen.
I thought Heath Ledger was a bit of a bozo, so I was pleasantly impressed by his performance. I was expecting Jake Gyllenhal to be good, but he managed to shake off Donnie Darko much better than I expected. The women playing their wives were amazing actors - they could have got left out of the running entirely, but ended up being three dimensional characters that you could actually feel for.
I liked the way it was shot, too. The landscapes were amazing, but the shooting of the actors emotions and faces had a quality to it that I'd normally ascribe to a Jim Jarmusch or Sergio Leone film. I'm still haunted by the whole thing a good 48 hours later!
And I cried like a baby at the end. It's good - go and see it :)
I thought Heath Ledger was a bit of a bozo, so I was pleasantly impressed by his performance. I was expecting Jake Gyllenhal to be good, but he managed to shake off Donnie Darko much better than I expected. The women playing their wives were amazing actors - they could have got left out of the running entirely, but ended up being three dimensional characters that you could actually feel for.
I liked the way it was shot, too. The landscapes were amazing, but the shooting of the actors emotions and faces had a quality to it that I'd normally ascribe to a Jim Jarmusch or Sergio Leone film. I'm still haunted by the whole thing a good 48 hours later!
And I cried like a baby at the end. It's good - go and see it :)
