There Will Be Boredom

Rating: 5/10 (16 April 2020)

After reading so many good reviews of this film I was really looking forward to watching it. Many reviews mentioned the soundtrack and I agree it was superb, as was the acting.
My problem with this film was the lack of conflict. Good drama needs conflict and the conflicts in this drama were poorly manufactured. There was no realistic struggle or hurdle to overcome and that reflects a weak script.
I wouldn't have minded if the drama centred on how the protagonist was a driven man that had to do what he had to do. A character study can be enlightening, but this one wasn't. The story changed tack on a couple of occasions and they were poorly constructed story points that only succeeded because Daniel Day Lewis' great acting.
This could and should have been much better. The cinematography is excellent, as was the editing and direction.
It's great to watch something that isn't about comic book characters and CGI, so watch and enjoy it for what it is - great acting, a superb soundtrack, but a hollow story.