Sort of boring epic film, but with flawless performances

Rating: 7/10 (17 February 2011)

Daniel Day-Lewis was just phenomenal in this movie in fact without him there will be a lot of sleeping audiences. As a matter of fact this actor basically made the movie, he played the role of the very greedy and rotten man with a lot of ambitions flawlessly. This is a epic movie but a boring one as well, but thanks to Daniel Day-Lewis this film really is but to some degree still pretty darn engrossing. This is one of those films that isn't for everyone, but it does have it's target audiences. The premise of this movie is greed and greed spreads in this film, starting from Daniel Day-Lewis's character who is a oil tycoon. Now I praised Daniel Day-Lewis's performance in this, it's time to move onto Paul Dano who plays the preacher kid. Now this guy was very intriguing to watch and entertaining as well, besides Day-Lewis he put on a performance that really made this boring movie watchable. This movie is about acting and Paul Dano can act, he was really incredible in this. Just make sure to be fully awake when watching this cause it can put you to sleep, but it's a film worth watching. Daniel manipulates the town's people with prosperity while Eli counters that with manipulation of faith and the clash between these two characters drives the film as well. This is a actors movie, and if you want to see amazing acting with a slightly entertaining and yet engrossing plot, like I said this film is worth watching.
7.9/10