Best movie of this year hands down!

Good movie but grossly overrated

For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

A Masterpiece!

Paul Thomas Anderson is considered one of the premier auteur of our ages and this film shows why-It is a brilliant bit of filmmaking and of course the ever-magnificent Daniel Day Lewis is so good as the misanthrope Daniel Plainview. Much like every other film of Anderson this one will be analyzed and dissected for years to come but for now you owe it to yourself to go and see this magnus opus on the oil fields of America. There isn't much to say that hasn't been said already but this is one of the standout films of the 00s and will be long cherished by cinephiles and art enthusiasts alike.

The entire movie is remarkable from start to finish. Even though it feels like a long, slow burn, the ending is worth every second of mental suffering. Daniel Day-Lewis is the greatest actor alive and should be remembered for this role, most certainly.

The movie was bad enough, slow, plodding and populated with unpleasant characters, but it is accompanied by the worst score in history. The music never matches the action and whoever did it had a tin ear. Then a couple of classical pieces are misplaced and are completely out of context; i.e. Brahms Violin Concerto at the end. This so detracts from the rest of the film that its few virtues get buried. Sure, there is Daniel Day Lewis performance, but despite 2 hrs and 38 minutes we don't learn much about his character or why he's doing what he's doing. I had looked forward to this with anticipation but was deeply disappointed. The treatment is just terrible and watching it is a very unsatisfying experience.

For all of the build up and establishment of the world and characters, the final act delivered magnificently. The first half of the movie trudges along with Plainview a hard-working oil man with his beloved son, and seems like an unremarkable story of an oilman making ruthless and efficient business deals to get lots of oil. However, as the movie reaches its later stages, you begin to see the layers of Plainview's personality, and his true, single-minded desire for success and money at the expense of all others. Religion and Plainview's manipulation of Paul Dano's character was excellent, and I thought both the script and performances in the final two scenes with Dano and with Plainview's son were exceptional. A forceful, intense train that picks up speed throughout, There Will Be Blood is powerful and immersive in the world and mindset of Plainview.