A cinematic masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (29 October 2015)

Having watched this film, I can say that this is a classic that has gone unrecognized. Daniel Day-Lewis gives possibly one of the greatest performances we may ever see, and so we should cherish it, we should take in every word he utters. He shows people how to act, simple as that. Totally deserving of every reward he received, he is an actor that will go down in history as one of the greatest, if not the greatest. Paul Dano, relatively unknown at the time, gives an outstanding performance as Eli Sunday that warrants more praise than it gets. The sinner scenes especially show people what talent he has. PT Anderson, renowned for such films as Boogie Nights and Magnolia, writes an outstanding script and gives brilliant direction to all the cast, including Day-Lewis. The score by Jonny Greenwood gives this film an edge, a feeling that there is an endless amount of suspense that could wait around the next corner. This score helps bring this film from "amazing picture" to "cinematic masterpiece". If I were a director, and I were showing a cast how to do a film, I would show them this one, and I believe that that is possibly the best praise a film can get: a never-ending legacy.