The next morning, neither talks of the encounter and goes about their business, but the two are soon hooked on each other, despite Ennis being engaged to Alma Beers (MICHELLE WILLIAMS). When the job is done, the two cowboys go their separate ways, with Ennis marrying Alma and Jack eventually doing the same with Lureen Newsome (ANNE HATHAWAY), a fellow rodeo performer, with both couples ending up having kids.
The years pass, but when Jack visits Ennis, the two take up right where they left off, much to Alma's shock, although she doesn't let on that she's seen them together. The two head off for a fishing trip and enjoy each other's company, with Jack wanting the two to move in together. Having seen -- as a child -- the fatal repercussions of being gay out in their neck of the woods, Ennis won't have any part of that. Yet, the two continue to see each other over the ensuing decades, during which they try to sort out their feelings about themselves and each other.
Violence consists of a person being beaten to death, the results of another unseen beating, as well as some people fighting or striking others. Some of that has bloody results (while we also see a sheep that's been disemboweled by a coyote) and some of those moments may be disturbing or suspenseful to some viewers.
Various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes, including some homophobia, and the two men who carry on an affair over several decades, thus cheating on their wives. That leads to tense family material that also includes a spouse and her in-laws dealing with the aftermath of her husband's death and a man not getting along with his father-in-law.
Various characters smoke and/or drink a lot (some to the point of intoxication), while two appear to share a joint. Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
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(2005) (Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger) (R)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Heavy
Moderate
Heavy
Moderate
Mild
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Mild
None
None
Minor
Extreme
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Extreme
Extreme
Heavy
Moderate
Heavy
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Reviewed November 30, 2005 / Posted December 16, 2005
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