DDD great as always, But movie was very ordinary!

Rating: 3/10 (28 March 2008)

I know there are a lot of viewers & critics who are absolutely over the moon with this movie but i'm not sure what the fuss is about! I read some reviews about TWBB & then i heard about the number of awards it was up for. I then found that it had an 8.6 rating on IMDb so i thought i'd give it a watch. I thought that the plot was very 'run-of-the-mill' & that all the possible sub-plots failed to materialise. And the ending seemed a bit over the top in terms of what happens during the film. Daniel Day-Lewis seems to always impress in any role he plays & his character was intense & very intriguing but that doesn't make a movie on it's own! Nothing unexpected happens at all (except an over the top murder right at the end) & nothing interesting seems to develop. Initially, i thought the 1st couple of sub-plots weren't developed on purpose in order for ones further into the movie to be developed or a surprise plot to appear but nothing happened at all. Very linear story, good dialogue & great acting but not a good movie for me. I didn't like 'No country for old men' because of the poor ending but, as a complete movie, i rate it better that TWBB because at least it had an interesting beginning and middle. Just my humble opinion.