There will be..........slight boredom, but technically great and fascinating nonetheless

Rating: 8/10 (13 August 2008)

I'm always left wondering whether these types of films are marvellous pieces of art or not. Films as films should be. Films where no stone is unturned, every aspect of the film has been run through with a fine tooth comb to achieve cinematic perfection. One can't deny the clinical precision with which they are made, the sheer immersion of the actors within the roles, the thought that has gone into them, the sheer beauty of some of the sequences.
Or are they the work of men striving to outdo the last man, looking for brownie points and winks and glances from peers rather than the primary function of films which is to entertain the audience.
Just a thought.
Luckily, in the case of "There Will Be Blood" we get everything from the first paragraph but we also get Daniel Day Lewis and Paul Dano. As a result, any thoughts of the directors real intentions are banished from memory and we can just soak ourselves in two incredible performances.
Yes, it's a little too long perhaps, but Daniel Plainview is a very interesting character indeed with Day Lewis once again being the difference between a poor film and a good film, and in this case the difference between a good film and a very good film.
I gave it 8/10, with a little more focus on entertainment value this had the potential to be perfect