If you need a nap

Rating: 3/10 (3 February 2008)

The pace of this movie was glacial. The 2 and a half hours felt more like 3-4 hours. I see no reason to recommend this movie to anyone, even though Daniel Day Lewis is one of my favourite actors. Perhaps the lack of emotion shown by any characters except for DDL and his nemesis is the point, but for me it was impossible to be sympathetic to any character in the movie. Once again, another over-hyped movie that didn't resonate. All I kept thinking was, "when this is over, I will go home and eat lasagna." For me the ending was pointless, and contrary to DDL's character. While the acting was great, DDL's subtleties and mannerisms are fantastic to watch. Even that doesn't cause me to tell anyone to go see this movie. By the way, the lasagna was really good.