Movie review: Brokeback mountain

Went to see a preview screening last night of the much acclaimed "Brokeback Mountain" and wasn't dissappointed. Technically, the cinematography was slow, with broken dialogue but did have lots of stunning panoramic views of wilderness (it supposed to be Wyoming but the film was actually filmed in Alberta, Canada!).

But theres no doubting that its the pure focus on the main characters in the film that make this film what it is.

This film should not be distinguished for its controversiality as much as its originality and the brilliant individual performances of the two lead actors. Some people view the film as trying to make a political statement and approve/disapprove of it accordingly. Everyone seems to refer to it as the 'gay cowboy' film (technically, they were bisexual shepherds anyway). I hope others can avoid categorising the film and simply enjoy the characters.

I'll give it 4.5 stars.