It's DDL time

Rating: 7/10 (14 July 2008)

OK Daniel Day Lewis more than deserved the Oscar! If there were a voting for the actors, I would've given him a 10/10. Even his co-stars are really good, although no one else can shine as DDL does (it's just impossible). While I was mesmerized by his performance there were also people who thought he was over the top/too theatrical. I can see why one would say that and it's kind of how I felt about another part of the movie.
I'm talking about the music of course. While I heard many people praise it afterwards, I can only say that I was annoyed by it. As I came to understand, music (score for a movie) is meant to be subtle and you shouldn't really notice it. If you stop watching the movie and start listen to the music, than something is off (in my book). In this movie I often noticed the music and although the intention was/is clear (underline the emotion of the characters), it just came off as over the top most of the time. And while that might have worked (or not depending on your angle on it) on some classics such as Ben Hur, I never really was a big fan of it.
Anyhow, apart from the music thing and the slow moving plot (although there is not much of clear storyline, it's more like a "life-story" of some sorts, not that that's a bad thing, just bare it in mind) it delivers a good movie overall ...