Brokeback Mountain

directed by Ang Lee (Hulk)
screenplay by Larry McMurty (The Evening Star) & Diana Ossana ("Johnson County War")
based on the short story by E. Annie Proulx (The Shipping News)

produced by Diana Ossana ("Johnson County War") and James Schamus (Hulk)

starring Jake Gyllenhaal (The Day After Tomorrow), Heath Ledger (The Four Feathers), Michelle Williams (The United States of Leland), Anne Hathaway (The Princes Diaries 2: Royal Engagement), Randy Quaid (The Adventures of Pluto Nash), Linda Cardellini (Scooby-Doo), Anna Faris (Scary Movie 2), Scott Michael Campbell (The Flight of the Phoenix)

lowdown:  Gay cowboys (aka "homo on the range"?)

low expectation: 
       
con:  Ang Lee's last western was nothing to get excited about
con:  Ang Lee's last movie was something to get excitedly disappointed about
con:  Focus Features' forced Oscar contender
pro:  the boys got so into the kissing scenes that Heath nearly broke Jake's nose - that sounds like commitment

follow-up:
      

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synopsis/press release:
     An epic love story set against the sweeping vistas of Wyoming and Texas, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN tells the story of two young men -- a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy -- who meet in the summer of 1961, and unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection, one whose complications, joys, and tragedies provide a testament to the endurance and power of love. -- © Focus Features

Expectation Key


there's no possible way I will ever see this

I might eventually see this but I'm not really expecting much

anticipating the release of this one but I'm sure to be left unsatisfied

such high expectation of this film only leaves room for disappointment