Lacking ?

Rating: 6/10 (21 March 2011)

Daniel Day-Lewis Was terrific in this movie as always ! but that's about it. The story was average and the ending was lacking a lot....
This is NOT a story about redemption, guilt or waking up and changing your ways. In a matter of fact Daniel Day-Lewis's character is so evil and corrupt and completely blinded by greed that he doesn't care what will happen to those around him even his loved once as long as he can continue drilling those lands and pumping oil.... He's so cruel he'll even go as far as beating the town's bishop in public not caring what others will say or think about him, sending his deaf son away because he can't accept his disability anymore and killing anyone who's going to deceive him or trick him with cold blood. He even ends up murdering the Bishop by beating him senseless while his servant just stands up watching him near by, I Hated his character ! True Daniel Day-Lewis is amazing in playing the jerk and this role totally fits him but I hated this character ! I wanted him to die or at least finds redemption and feel guilty but he didn't he just didn't he kept on killing and murdering and doing all those things and he got away with it !
That's why I rated this a 6 which I did mostly for the acting and the filmography the story itself was lacking and so was the ending.