THERE WILL BE BLOOD

SUMMARY: Daniel Plainview is an oil-man. He has been drilling oil almost his whole adult life, and knows everything there is about finding it. He loves only one thing, his son, and only knows one product, oil. There Will Be Blood takes you through the life of Mr. Plainview, and how the greed of oil can destroy you and the ones you love.

ACTING: Daniel Day-Lewis is hands down one of the top five actors of our time. He envelops himself in the role and becomes the character he plays. His acting can scare the audience into forgetting this is a movie. Paul Dano, the needle in Daniel's side, also delivers a heavy role as a preacher and is captivating to the end. Together these two make an amazingly dark movie, colder, with every scene.

SCRIPT: For the first ten minutes of the film (I won't ruin anything), there is pure anticipation. The movie is very long but the dialogue is shorter then most movies on average. The facial expressions, movement of characters, and feel of the movie make it what it is, top notch.

CINEMATOGRAPHY: The characters had many one shot takes, when there was only one camera and no mistakes coud be made. That is a hard thing for the actors and film crew to accomplish but is amazing once pulled off. Many times the film was rolling way before any words were spoken, pure genius, takes a good director and an even better film crew.

RE-WATCHABILITY:A long movie, but exceptional in every way. When there is a movie-a-thon going on in the house, this is an easy selection for adults. Not for the virgin ears or eyes though.

PLOT: Not a lot of oil movies out that I have heard of, but this must be the best. Taking a complex character like Daniel Plainview and putting him into the competitive world of oil, had to have made for a good book. Since the movie is so good, I am assuming the book is even better. I digress, the multiple conflicts that lead to the one ultimate climax, keeps the viewer on edge through this long movie. Something hard to do in the age of short attention spans.

Bonus: MUSIC: The soundtrack was made by the lead guitarist of RADIOHEAD, so you alread know the genius involved. With very subtle violins and other strings, it builds the scenes up and can bring them down. Nothing like you have ever heard, so make sure you remember and peep while you watch.

RATING: ☃☃☃☃☃