this movie be awful . the end be absolutely horrible . there be no plot to the movie whatsoever . the only thing that be decent about the movie be the act do by robert duvall and james earl jones . their performance be excellent . the only problem be that the movie do not do their acting performances any justice . if the script would have come close to capture a halfway decent story and it would be worth watch . instead and robert duvall and james earl jones performance be completely waste on a god awful storyline . or lack thereof . not only be i leave wait throughout the movie for something to happen to make the movie . well an actual movie . not just utterless dialog between character for what end up be absolutely no reason . it be nothing more than common dialog that would have take place back in that period of time . there be nothing special about any of the character . the only thing special be how robert duvall portray a rambling and senile and drunk and old man . nothing worthy happen during the entire movie include the end . when the movie end and i sit amaze . amazed that i sit through the entire movie wait for something of interest to happen to make watch the movie worth while . it never happen . the cast of character suddenly start roll make it apparent that the movie really be over and i realize that i have just waste 2 hour of my life watch a movie with absolutely no plot and no meaning . it wasn not even a story . the entire movie take place in a day worth of time . that it . it be one day in the life ( and death ) of some southerner on a plantation . how much of a story can take place in a single day ( other than the movie training day ) . the act performance by the entire cast be excellent and but they be grossly waste on such a disappointment of a movie . if you can even call it a movie .