Stuart Gives "Brokeback" a Two Thumbs Up!

BROKEN TEARS

A review of ‘Brokeback Mountain’
by Stuart Dickie

In Hollywood, there are few movies that appeal to me as a Briton. Very rarely is a movie produced that can relate to my sensibilities in a way only any movie based on ‘Pride and Prejudice’ can. Immediately, I found that ‘Brokeback Mountain’ could, and does, deliver that tour de force I have been looking for.

Heath Ledger, best known as a ‘Brother Grimm’ to the four people that saw that movie, delivers in his role as a gay cowboy, struggling through life with his wife and kids after a randy affair with fellow caballero, Jake Gyllenhall, best known as the brother of the girl who liked to get spanked in ‘Secretary.’ If anyone knows how hard life can be after a tête-à-tête with another man, it is me, Stuart Dickie.

At first, I thought America might shy away from this movie, even boycott it. In the end, though, art has ruled the day. Gay or straight, I highly recommend this movie. It can appeal to all race, class or creed. Michelle Williams delivers a powerful performance, portraying a wife constantly trying to hump her husband, only to have him constantly turn her away to sit by the window, wearing only his cowboy hat.

To be continued…