Spectacular

Rating: 10/10 (4 September 2005)

I watched this movie, and could not get over how amazing it was. The cinematography alone is enough to make it worthwhile. But they went beyond that with an amazing cast, amazing costumes, and amazing music. The violence there is creates the atmosphere necessary for this movie to really get its plot line established. Who else agrees with me that Daniel Day Lewis should have gotten the academy award? I could not get over how fantastic he was. His accent was really believable, and it surprised me how he didn't falter with it, not even once. Daniel Day Lewis made an excellent antagonist. Cameron Diaz was also good in this movie, and it was an unexpected variation from a Charlie's Angel or a ditzy socialite from The Sweetest Thing. I loved how the costumes didn't look fabricated at all. They actually look like they used to be worn in the 19th century. My favorite was how they all wore those really big top hats. The music was an amazing mood setter when they were going into battle. It had a very adrenaline pumping element.
My only bad comment is Leonardo Dicaprio. Although he was good most of the time, his accent would falter a lot. (Ie. The end of the movie, versus the middle) He didn't convince me that he was Irish.