And so there was

Rating: 10/10 (30 April 2008)

I really enjoyed this movie. It has a classical feel to it. If you need not stop action to keep your interest, I would not recommend it, but I would say the action level is comparable to an old western. Daniel Day Lewis is an amazing actor. He is a throughly convincing actor in every role I've seen in him. I think the movie leaves some room for the viewer to decide how evil Daniel really is. He does seem to be mostly working towards his own benefit, but he does help out the local community. It can be said though, that he is not a religious man and has one heck of temper.
The black gold mentality makes for an interesting movie. Everyone seems wise of the fortune to be had for those who can put in the work. It causes greed and anger in some of the least likely characters. The movie allows people to get a deep understanding of many of the characters, to the point where at the end, characters actions, are no longer surprising. This isn't to say that the plot is predictable, but that the characters are so well developed, that reactions to circumstances seem genuine.