Unusual - Worth Watching

Rating: 7/10 (23 November 2008)

Daniel Day-Lewis plays an early prospector named Daniel Plainview based in American at the turn of the 20th century. Along with a friend they mine with there bare hands and basic tools. Luck strikes and oil is struck, but before the success can be celebrated his friend dies leaving a baby boy for Daniel to take care of. Raising the boy as his own, Daniel prospers.To keep going forward more land and oil is needed so Daniel along with his son go on the hunt for more land when Daniel is approached by a farm owners son.And for a cash donation to him he let Daniel know about a oil rich farm owned by is father. Daniel and is son visit the farm pretending to be camping and hunting.Daniel makes friends with the farmer and buys the land at a low price.But only agrees to pay and does not actually pay anything. Mining starts and as exploration is taking place an accident happens and his son is involved in the blast and his deafened. Daniel is mad and annoyed at first about the accident. Its not long before the boy becomes in the way so Daniel arranges for his son to be sent to a school away from him. The years pass and success continues but Daniels state of mind goes a little crazy. The son appears as a young adult talking to his father in his study. Daniel by this stage is very unstable mentally and verbally blast his son and tells him he is not his real father and throws his son out.
In the same study, the son of the first farm which Daniel said he would buy, and never paid for, turns up. He needs money especially the $5000 which Daniel agreed he would pay his father for the farm. Daniel crazed clubs the son of the farmer to death.
Daniel losses the plot !
Money and greed needs to be handled carefully.