A Trip to Brokebutt... er Brokeback Mountain......

When I was watching the red carpet lead up to the Golden Globes, Joan Rivers had Heath Ledger with her and introduced him by saying.. "I am here with Heath Ledger, star of Brokebutt.. I mean Brokeback Mountain." I almost fell out of my chair laughing. This movie is no laughing matter however. It is a very serious drama and love story of sorts.

Brokeback Mountain is of course a story of forbidden love... homosexual love. Being a Heterosexual... I am just not feeling the romance here... but plenty of women in the audience were. The movie was well shot, well directed and well acted. I thought the script was a bit lacking at times. I didn't always feel connected to the characters...as I said this is probably just my inability to grasp how men could um... be with each other. It isn't a homophobic kind of thing.... I had no real problem with them being together, it just isn't something I can identify with. Especially when you are married to someone as HOT as Anne Hathaway. How can one push her into becoming a sad, bitter old biddy? She is wonderful, beautiful and full of life. It is tragic how they could use make up to make her look so unattractive... ugh.. That part was painful.

Anyway... I guess you are getting the point that I left the theatre wondering what all the fuss was about? This movie rates as a 9 of 10 for movie making.... and a solid 5 of 10 for story line. The story line was mostly cliche and the ending played unabashedly to make the audience tear up. I didn't get sad... mostly cause it was so apparent that I was supposed to. I just didn't have that much wrapped up in the characters or understand their motivations enough.

I really don't need to see this movie ever again... it was pretty much an excuse to show 2 male movie stars having sex with each other. Big deal... 6 of 10 is my overall grade... it rates as the worst of the Oscar nominees I have seen so far.

Anyway, 2 more to go. Good Night and Good Luck and Munich. I am sure both of these films are gonna be as unlifting as the other 3 nominees..... NOT!