Brokeback Mountain (2005)

I'm a sucker for true love stories and I walked into the theater with a purse full of Kleenex, more than willing for my heart to be swollen and my tears jerked. My tissues, however, went untouched. This was quite a disappointment for me.

I never really felt the love that these two men supposedly shared. Their affair was portrayed more as an addiction than a passion -- and that's a huge difference. I'm also rather mystified as to why Gyllenhaal isn't receiving the same level of attention for his work that Ledger's enjoying. I thought they both did a good job, but if I had to pick one as the acting "winner" here, it'd be Gyllenhaal.

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