I figured out why Brokeback was boring to me.  I had lunch with Teddi Davis today and it dawned on me after talking to her that there was no character arc in the film.  The characters never change/grow/learn/decide anything.  It's over two hours of watching two men live their tangled lives which really aren't so tangled and never really untangle.  That's why they didn't win the SAG awards and that's why they won't win the Oscar.

 

If you haven't read Larry David's op ed piece on Brokeback, you must.  It's hilarious:  http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/01/02/opinion/eddavid.php