With all the current hoopla about Brokeback Mountain, most people forget about this film that came out almost 25 years ago. While a pretty mediocre movie full of clichés and maudlin sentimentality, you have to give it credit for trying to make an important statement,and having its heart in the right place.
The romance between the two leads is far more explicit than in Brokeback: (romance, as opposed to any sex). The kissing is hot! I remember seeing it and people screamed at the first kiss. I hear there were near-riots in some cities. Hmm - is it that much better today, would they even make such a movie outside of the "art house" circuit. Apparently, it severely damaged Harry Hamlin's career. After this movie, Hollywood treaded much more lightly, and Brokeback is the first movie to come close to being this daring, although, as I comment in my review of that far superior movie, it is still somewhat watered down for acceptability.
A very interesting oddity from the past worth seeing, even if not a top notch movie.
The romance between the two leads is far more explicit than in Brokeback: (romance, as opposed to any sex). The kissing is hot! I remember seeing it and people screamed at the first kiss. I hear there were near-riots in some cities. Hmm - is it that much better today, would they even make such a movie outside of the "art house" circuit. Apparently, it severely damaged Harry Hamlin's career. After this movie, Hollywood treaded much more lightly, and Brokeback is the first movie to come close to being this daring, although, as I comment in my review of that far superior movie, it is still somewhat watered down for acceptability.
A very interesting oddity from the past worth seeing, even if not a top notch movie.