It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

The film crawls open with Johnny Greenwood's ominous score , and then never lets up. "There Will Be Blood," brutally exposes the hypocrisies of business and religion, and how their goals are not much different. The film follows Daniel Plainview and his interactions in Southern California that lead to him drilling oil in a small town. The most interesting elements of the film are the interplay between Dano and Day Lewis, and Plainview's relationship with his son. On one hand, we have a ruthless, misanthropic, oil tycoon who wants to drink the town's "milkshake." On the other we have a young, charismatic, aspiring evangelist who wants to take advantage of his town's guest, extorting him for money to build a new church. The oil tycoon wants nothing to do with anyone in the town, he just wants the oil. The priest just wants glory. Their conflict resolution is unexpected, but gratifying. The character study of Daniel Plainview shows a man who gains power and influence, while simultaneously losing all patience for anyone else who he perceives as a threat or competitor. Plainview's character arc literally starts with him rescuing a baby, and ends with him....well.."There Will Be Blood" is the 2nd best film that I have ever seen. The musical score, the acting from Daniel Day Lewis, the screenwriting and honesty from PTA, and cinematography make this film more than just a good character study, it's an instant classic.

I loved 99% of this film. Such exquisite cinematography and amazing performance from all. However can someone explaine why Eli did not age in this film...?

So here I am, after wasting over 2:30 of my life on a movie that was SO highly rated I couldn't skip, I had to see it through (sadly I took my parents along, and my dad not being a big fan of cinema hated it so much I doubt I'll ever be able to make him watch another movie with me ever again, thanks), I really thought things will pick up at some point, that there will be a plot, action, drama.. ANYTHING..But no, there is nothing, long silences, embarrassing scenes, irritating music.. the plot? I'm not even sure, some guy that gets rich, looses it at some point without too much of a reason.. Anyway not gonna list all the things I hated about this movie, there are too many, only good things I can point though is the actors, mostly good, some under used for whatever reason.. but yeah that's about itas for the rest I wish the review wasn't some hype train rating, this movie deserves at BEST a 6/10, at which point I would have been a lot more careful to decide to watch it or not, and I wouldn't have put my dad through this for sure.. to me it's not even worth 5, only a niche kind of audience can appreciate that kind of cinema.. yeah the kind that lurk on online reviews and biais the rating like that..So to sum it up, that movie was just pure hype, I'm not even sure most people saw it whole, but the name rings nicely for sure.. other than that it's a terrible movie, so unless you're on your own to watch it, save your friends/family, don't make them go through 2:30 of that

There's not so much a story in 'There Will Be Blood (2007)' as a series of events that shape a character and his descent into soulless pseudo-insanity, with a strong undertone that seems to comment on the tyrannical nature of typically larger-than-life tycoons and the destruction of their selves in the search for that intangible metric of so-called success. This strangely gripping if bladder-fillingly long saga has a beautiful flair for visual storytelling compounded by a fantastic though heavy-lifting score, that's as ominous as the piece's prophetic title, and a one-of-a-kind powerhouse performance that sneaks up on you to end with one of the scariest character-driven scenes of recent years. There are stretches which stretch the pace, of course, and its apparent lack of narrative may be frustrating if you're not willing to reflect retroactively on its themes, ideas and, most importantly, character arcs. While the journey each individual takes may seem subtle on the surface, it is really within the expertly-written characters that the picture finds its purpose, an exploration of the people who don't always say what they are thinking but are thankfully clearly thinking something, and its a real treat to dissect every single moment that a simple side-ways glance or overt outburst of furious anger gives us a glimpse behind the eyes of some of the best characters in recent memory. 8/10