A flawless film that doesn't appear to have a message.

Rating: 10/10 (28 April 2008)

There Will Be Blood is just about flawless in every department imaginable. Daniel Day-Lewis is shockingly brilliant, the script is brilliant, the cinematography is brilliant, etc., etc., etc. I cannot think of one technical aspect that wasn't top-notch.
The plot of There Will Be Blood may be drawn out but it is surprisingly entertaining. Despite its longevity, I never found myself checking the time. I never found myself looking away from the screen for more than three seconds.
But while There Will be Blood is brilliant beyond brilliant, it, in my eyes, lacks a simple ingredient that most people expect from such a prestigious movie.
A message. At the credits I could not think of a message. Maybe it doesn't matter. Maybe there is one but I don't see it.
Oh well, still brilliant and still one of the better films of the decade.