The movie had some good scenes early on; then dragged on with no apparent purpose. Daniel Day Lewis managed to carry the movie to its ridiculous ending. Kevin O'Connor turned in the only supporting role good enough to give Lewis a character to get some believable interaction with. Paul Dano contributed the worst performance to Little Miss Sunshine and here, as Ely, he is truly dreadful. His acting would have been comical in a community theater production. I can't understand how anything about this movie merited nomination for an award, let alone a win. This word is over used, but "pretentious" really describes this film for me. The other people who suggested this are right: watch No Country for Old Men instead. Heck, watch Happy Gilmore instead.