i be in college in laramie and wyoming and at the time of the matthew shepard tragedy and and will always be ashamed that such a crime could have take place in my community . with that say and this movie get it all wrong . they go for easy plot device and the furthering of stereotype ( which shouldn not be matthew legacy ) and and a misrepresentation of the community . the sad part be that with a little work and they could have make a film that send a lasting message . instead they make a movie that portray a town full of simple mind redneck who somehow have southern accent and a police force consisting of a barney fife cop and and a total reinvention of certain part of the story . be that the idiot that murder matthew come from laramie and examine the responsibility of the community be fair and but this isn not examination . this be lazy story tell that mtv unfortunately pass off a an educational film ( they use to show it late at night without commercial a part of their cable in the classroom series so educator could tape it ) . if you want to see the definitive movie ( or play ) on the matthew shepard tragedy and see the laramie project . that movie doesn not let anyone off the hook . it doesn not look for easy answer and and it give the subject matter the true examination it deserve .