Extremely well made BAD film

Rating: 1/10 (28 February 2008)

This is a rarity. The film was extremely well acted, had great cinematography and all the elements of a well made film.
And it still sucked.
Perhaps it was the lack of a plot. Or that it moved at a pace that made a snail look as if it was moving at lightspeed. While I suppose it could have the central message that "greed is bad" it hardly seems enough.
I am stumped as to why it has the fawning attention of the critics. Maybe as a swipe at the oil companies or at those who founded them. Perhaps the wonderful crowd in Hollywood like the hypocrisy of religion shown in the film.
Several times, I recall thinking "it HAS to get better" but I was wrong. Aside from the last 5 minutes, it only got worse. In the meantime it meandered at a tedious pace for over two and a half hours.
Certainly Daniel Day Lewis managed a wonderful performance. It was, after all, a well-crafted, but HORRIBLY BAD film.