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From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ang Lee comes an epic American love story, Brokeback Mountain . Set against the sweeping vistas of Wyoming and Texas, the film tells the story of two young men -- a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy -- who meet in the summer of 1963, and unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection, one whose .. Read more

Starring	Jake Gyllenhaal, Linda Cardellini, Heath Ledger, Anna Faris
Director	Ang Lee
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama, Romance

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  Hugely over rated and BORING!!
  
  Yeah yeah, very pretty film. Sure, nice to see a sensitive portrayal of a gay relationship, but this was one of the most boring and slow moving films I have ... read more »
  
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  - Cath
  - Coventry, UK
  - 23 Feb 2006 at 00:57
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  loved it!!
  
  So cute. It was so great to see a love story that wasn't just about the same old boy meets girl. Really is a great, tragic love story.
  
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  - 19 May 2012 at 18:13
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  What's so great about infidelity?
  
  What a shame. Hollywood again feels the need to glorify infidelity. How's about...oh I don't know...you could make a thought-provoking movie that doesn... read more »
  
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  - 05 Feb 2012 at 14:29
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  well worth a watch!
  
  i had reservations about this film, and the write ups i had read had been varied, however after a slow start i have to say i really did enjoy this story. not ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Nov 2011 at 21:04
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  Stunning scenery
  
  I enjoyed most of this movie. You have to relate to the central characters as so much of the movie is just them - at times it wears a little thin - but teeh ... read more »
  
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  - rsmyth
  - 23 reviews
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  - 23 Nov 2011 at 10:29
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  Well deserving of the acclaim.
  
  I was wary of watching this film, given the hype surrounding it; usually films like that tend to disappoint me. However, Brokeback Mountain lives up to it all ... read more »
  
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- - Lemmerman
  - 4 reviews
  - Dagenham
  - 20 Nov 2011 at 16:44
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  An excellent and moving film.
  
  Took a while to get going but, taken as a whole, an excellent and moving film. However, it does require the watcher to have some empathy with the characters to ... read more »
  
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- - GPAS
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  - 08 Nov 2011 at 19:26
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  Does not meet the hype - dull, predictable and disappointing
  
  Manipulative codewallop about a gay relationship. Bring all the relationship cliches with a nice mountain backdrop and you get this.
  
  The actors were ... read more »
  
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- - Brixton
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  - London
  - 20 Oct 2011 at 12:45
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  Bear this in mind....!
  
  A big fan of Annie Proulx, I waited awhile before watching Brokeback Mountain to let the hype of it die down a little. I was hugely impressed that the film was ... read more »
  
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- - gelfling9
  - 3 reviews
  - 01 Oct 2011 at 08:47
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  The best!
  
  Can't believe I waited so long to watch this. It's an amazing piece of work in every way. And I now want to be a cowgirl!!
  
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  - 04 Sep 2011 at 00:13
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  Wishy Washy female roles
  
  The story would have worked as a relationship between any 2 people. The distance and strength of connection were the most significant features of the ... read more »
  
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  Hugely over rated and BORING!!
  
  Yeah yeah, very pretty film. Sure, nice to see a sensitive portrayal of a gay relationship, but this was one of the most boring and slow moving films I have ... read more »
  
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  - Cath
  - Coventry, UK
  - 23 Feb 2006 at 00:57
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  A different approach from Ang Lee
  
  I live in Brighton, and there's a big wave of excitement about this film over here, as you can imagine. So obviously I was tempted to be one of the first ... read more »
  
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- - Sarah
  - Brighton, UK
  - 07 Jan 2006 at 23:12
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  A Masterpiece
  
  Forget the reductive 'gay cowboy film' tag as this is the masterpiece that Ang Lee has been threatening to make for a few years now.
  
  The ... read more »
  
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- - GreenwichPaul
  - 49 reviews
  - London
  - 21 Feb 2006 at 19:15
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  A lovestory to be appreciated by all
  
  Probably the most romantically painful film you'll ever see. It's beautiful cinematography will leave you breathless as well as the incredible ... read more »
  
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- - simbo
  - London
  - 09 Jan 2006 at 22:28
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  2 men mounting
  
  This film is about 2 bi-sexual cowboys and the way they try and deal with their emotions. My wife wanted to see this film and I knew it wouldn't be for me... read more »
  
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- - Mbub
  - Westbury, Wilts
  - 22 May 2007 at 15:20
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  Classic
  
  Forget all the 'gay cowboy' furore and watch this film with an open mind and you will be open to watching one of the truly great films of the last few ... read more »
  
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  - 11 Jan 2006 at 09:55
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  Dull, boring and not plausible
  
  I honestly do not know how anyone has found this film amazing. It was dull, boring and lacked credibility. Ennis saw what happened to 'gays' as a child... read more »
  
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- - Aidan
  - London, England
  - 04 Mar 2007 at 19:56
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  Boring !!
  
  After all the hype surrounding how great this film was supposed to be, I was very disappointed to say the least. There was no real depth... read more »
  
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- - Ross Campbell
  - A small Leicestershire village, England
  - 13 Dec 2006 at 23:54
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  definately worth watching, deeply moving
  
  i have watched this film from a straight person's point of view and i can say that it all seemed so natural. the two main actors are great. the scenery is ... read more »
  
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  - 06 Feb 2006 at 13:44
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  Ang Lee's finest...
  
  After the rather trying 'Hulk', it's great to see Ang Lee revert to the more intimate, 'quiet' films he so excels at (see 'The Ice Storm... read more »
  
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- - Mike Thomas
  - South Wales
  - 17 Jan 2006 at 19:29

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