Watch the trailer: http://movies.aol.com/movie/there-will-be-blood/25014/main
I don't know where to start in my praise for this extraordinary film. I read reviews and articles in anticipation of seeing it. There Will Be Blood is winning many awards and will be a heavy hitter for the Oscars. Everything goes together here in this absorbing masterpiece: Acting, photography, sets, costumes, and an eerie music score that will sometimes remind you of Bernard Herrmann, especially the scratchy strings from Psycho. Did I say masterpiece? Yes indeed! I don't use that term lightly and I will swear to it.
Every good thing you've read or heard about TWBB is on the money. If Daniel Day Lewis doesn't get another Oscar, I'll be shocked. He commands every scene as he's onscreen most of the time. He's very choosy in his roles and goes for long periods without work. This part was worth his wait and ours' too. The other actors including Paul Dano are very good and all fit into the director's mosaic. I don't know how Paul Thomas Anderson accomplished this amazing feat but he surely deserves an Oscar too. The film slowly builds with exquisite details still reverberating in my head. I'm still in awe of this overpowering film and I don't think I can say it any better than in the following review: http://movies.nytimes.com/2007/12/26/movies/26bloo.html?em&ex=1201842000&en=6976edbdec852973&ei=5087%0A
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