The reviews have started rolling in for Oliver Hermanus’ The History Of Sound: “A Brokeback for today” , “ Brokeback Lite” (World Of Reel), “ Brokeback Mountain on Sed

At the heart of History of Sound is wonderful gay romance between two men during the early 1900s. But don’t make any comparisons to Brokeback Mountain, please per the movie’s star Paul Mescal and South African director Oliver Hermanus.

"The History of Sound," which might be described as a minimalist Masterpiece Theatre-on-the-frontier riff on "Brokeback," is a drama that mostly just sits there. It's far from incompetent, but it's listless and spiritually inexpressive.