Should have turned it off - Can't get that time back.

Rating: 3/10 (29 August 2008)

I read what many had to say about being a masterpiece and so on. I agree Daniel Day LEWIS was excellent. However, the movie was not. It was boring. It was slow, it was about drilling oil, it was about a mean greedy oil man. It has a father son relationship, with the all so predictable, "You are not my son" scene. You watch as Daniel Plainview just becomes an obnoxious drunk... rich drunk. You see how much loves his son, but in the end he loves no one. The movie has all the right pieces, great scenes but just far too boring. Save yourself the 140 minutes and read a good book or spend time with your kids. This movies is not worth seeing.