I no longer trust the academy

Rating: 1/10 (22 March 2008)

After watching this film, I'm at a loss. This film moves extremely slow, has a strange and painful "soundtrack" and the ending left me wishing I could have my 2 1/2 hours back. There's nothing original here. Man gets greedy. Man gets nothing from it. The only redeeming quality of the movie was the stellar acting of the two lead roles. Otherwise, this film really was terrible. The film spends too much time focusing on on long, silent sequences that don't advance the plot. There's hardly any character to identify with. Again, to the academy, I'm at a loss as to why this was nominated for best picture. There are countless movies that take on this theme and do a much better job.