Daniel Day Lewis is a special actor

Rating: 8/10 (9 March 2008)

I seen this movie before the Oscars and I just knew Daniel Day-Lewis would win Best Actor. Although the movie was shot really well and the music was good, there really wasn't much going on with the story. It certainly wasn't something that I haven't seen before, it was just set in a different context. To sum the whole movie up in just a few words would be to say. It involves a lot of oil found under a small town of poor, Christian believers. Where there is oil there is money, and where there is money there is greed. It also involves the relationship between a man and his son after a catastrophic event occurs. It certainly gives us an idea on how the oil business was ran in the early 1900's. This movie is sort of an analogy on how the world is being maintained today. Oil is a high commodity, and banks and oil companies are taking advantage of the situation. Although there were some slow spots, Daniels' great, unforgettable performance keeps it very entertaining.