Brilliant if not a little overly long.

Rating: 9/10 (3 March 2008)

I loved this movie except for a few very minuscule things. First of all Daniel Day-Lewis' performance is probably the most deserved Oscar that has been won by anyone from the past decade. (except maybe for Scorcese winning finally for best director last year for "The Departed.") My only real complaint was that there were some scenes that were either too long or completely unnecessary. I went and saw this with my 16 year old cousin and he was not only not impressed he was very bored. I don't think I would have liked this having been that age 14 years ago either. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone that likes crappy movies like "Fools Gold" or the god-awful movies that Martin Lawerence, Eddie Murphy and even the used to be funny Steve Martin movies those men are making now. So if you like movies that don't make you think...at all, or you have to have instant gratification with the movies you see, don't bother because you won't like it. However if you like a movie that has interesting characters, fantastic music, great cinematography, and an almost perfect screenplay then please rush to a theater to see this now! This isn't really one of those movies that you might want to see over and over but it is one of those you should at least see once. Besides the way the last 15-20 minutes plays out, sitting through the first 2 plus hours is worth all the wait.