terrible, all around

Rating: 1/10 (7 November 2008)

What can I say? The movie is awful and one of only a handful I tell people to not watch. The plot never develops. The main character starts out as a bastard who is driven by greed. Through the whole film, he never moves from there.
Daniel Day Lewis is one of my favorite actors. I believe him to be truly gifted. But, I saw this character before. I saw this character in The Gangs of New York. Not a thing new here.
The dialog is painful and drawn out. The interaction among the characters is as uncomfortable and engaging as the conversation you have with the admitting nurse at your dentist.
I have yet to have anyone convince me this movie is nothing more than a scam pulled on the masses. If you say you do not like the film, you are looked at as unintellectual. If you say something along the lines of how moving and great the film is, you are admired for the enlightened person you are. Two words, brotha please.
Take 3 hours and pluck nose hairs. It will be time better spent and less painful.