The scenes inside the factory are stunning, and the attention to detail to immerse the viewer into the industrial revolution of the 1880's is impressive. Nothing calls out the excesses of capitalism more than the scene where right after a worker has died in a machine, the foreman tells everyone to get back to work, and moans over the wasted cotton. At 170 minutes, however, the film is too bloated. There are several fine scenes and some great camera work, but they get lost in a meandering story that should have been focused and about half as long.
Review of The Promised Land
