Review of There Will Be Blood (2007) by Marc R — 12 Aug 2014

Day-Lewis's performance enters the history books after the first half hr. After the conclusion, the film follows suit. The camerawork here is thematically driven and hypnotic in a way that evokes Kubrick or Coppola.

Any minor flaws in the script are dwarfed by haunting and grand beauty and physical craftsmanship, poignant exploration of timeless themes, and Day-Lewis's mammoth performance. Relentless, strange, and sad, Anderson's opus depicts human nature in all its contradictions, while also showing an America that, even a century later, has not changed how it operates.