almostaugust

I'd have to disagree with you here. Day-Lewis's performance is so huge (and character so well honed) that you have to comment on it. It was a hugely audacious project, that hardly anyone else would attempt. Awesome scenes, characters and soundtrack.
This film is whole worlds away from most of the trash you find at movie theatres with 'just-add-water' plots and carbon copyed talentless pseudo model/actors (Oi, i know what your thinking, Leo has some talent). It also richly portrayed a time in history inconcievable today.
And the whole agruement about it being to long and drawn out is probably fair enough for many peoples taste in film. I think it makes it better, it makes it a more real world- we arnt just following Leo around on another Titanic adventure. A lot of people said the same thing about The Thin Red Line. I guess it depends on what you want from a film.
Im just thankful that it didnt get turned into an annoying teen flick- scrapped the old folk music for some rap, chucked in a predictable sidekick etc. The opening shot when they are walking through the catacombs, with the crude scary music, while arming themselves is alone more interesting and different to anything ive seen in ages.