There has already been a lot of hype about the movie "Brokeback Mountain"[directed by Ang Lee]. One State in the USA has banned the movie, and generally, audiences in America have been slow to respond, affirmatively, to a movie dealing with a pair of lonesome cowboys - and to boot, kissing on screen.
With the awards the movie, and its actors, have now garnered, more people are going to see it. Check it out here.
Well known film-critic David Stratton, has described the movie as "masterly", a "modern masterpiece" and one of "the greatest love stories ever brought to the screen".
Having now seen the movie it is needlessly long and slow, certainly very sad in many respects, and extremely well-acted, but in the final analysis it is nothing really that special - other than it deals with the relationship of two men. Given that the viewer already knows the basic premise of the film the only real interest the movie arouses is how the whole thing "will play out".
All in all, much hype and certainly no "masterpiece!"
With the awards the movie, and its actors, have now garnered, more people are going to see it. Check it out here.
Well known film-critic David Stratton, has described the movie as "masterly", a "modern masterpiece" and one of "the greatest love stories ever brought to the screen".
Having now seen the movie it is needlessly long and slow, certainly very sad in many respects, and extremely well-acted, but in the final analysis it is nothing really that special - other than it deals with the relationship of two men. Given that the viewer already knows the basic premise of the film the only real interest the movie arouses is how the whole thing "will play out".
All in all, much hype and certainly no "masterpiece!"
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