But not THAT much blood.

Just back from seeing it. I thought it was a terrific piece of film making and a tour de force for Day-Lewis. Wonderful acting and direction all around and beautiful design and cinematography.

I had some issues with the music but my son (23) loved it. It's also very well-scripted. I would have loved hearing the pitch when Anderson said that there would be only one word uttered in the first 20 minutes of the film...it's a word-sparse screenplay but rich in story.

It's definitely a film to see in a theatre, not a rental. I need to live with it a little before writing much more. I think there are all sorts of threads that apply to our current times - oil, family, religion, corporate greed, the kind of man (or woman) who is competitive at all costs....

It went very quickly to me (for over 2 1/2 hours and I usually don't have that kind of patience. But, I saw the Broadway production of AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY on Thurs and that runs 3 1/2 hours and flew by (also astounding acting and direction) so maybe I'm finally getting a handle on this patience thing.