I’m realizing that maybe this statement is null and void, considering that the Golden Globes had Bardem in the supporting actor category. Am I the only one who finds that weird?

Oh, and it was busy at the screening I saw too, although I think it’s just been in so few theatres up until this point that people are travelling far out of their way to see it (like we did).

“He’s the only one who will give Javier Bardem a run for his money at the Academy Awards this year.” Right on the money here – any other year, Bardem would have taken it but I think it’s fairly safe to say that DL is a shoe-in.

As for the film, I loved every single moment, including the slow pacing and (for some strange reason, I kept thinking back to “Gone With the Wind” – strange) the slightly over-the-top closing performance which led to a conclusion that was both shocking and believable.

Either way, it seems like it will now be expanding over the next couple of weeks, so we’ll see how it is received.

That said, I do wish it was playing at every theatre on the planet because this is one of the better movies I’ve seen in a while and Daniel Day-Lewis’ performance is the best I’ve seen, um, ever.

Much like the early Wes Anderson flicks, they take a couple of viewings to get in the right head-space to be sucked into that particular cinematic environment.