There Will be Blood... & LOADS of time to sleep

Rating: 1/10 (23 April 2015)

2007 was indeed both a good & bad year for films. Then again, 2008 was no better. There Will Be Blood. I came across the flick on Netflix & I gave it a try. I watched it with my dad and I was glad when the credits rolled. The film got so much hype and went on to win a but load of awards at the Academy Awards. Now here are some stuff I didn't mind about the show
Pros:
~ I liked Daniel Day Lewis. He was great in Gangs of New York. When we first meet his character, he's traveling with his son (wait scratch that, it's not really his kid. It's one of his coworker's kid who had died in an accident at his company) and is just desperate to make some money off of some oil drilling ~ It was based off of a book. Yes pretty much all films are nowadays. ~ The final scene. The famous lines "I drink your milkshake!" as well as "I'M FINISHED!" that follows after the showdown between a fake priest (played by the over the top Paul Dano who would later go on to play in 2013's thriller Prisoners). The fight was well done, and felt like I was watching a cage fight. Well done screen writers!
Cons:
~ Directing. I didn't like the director. Yes the hippie geek himself, Paul Thomas Anderson. The man has not done anything good. Admit it! He was the wrong choice to direct this bloated thriller and needs to retire ASAP! ~ Runtime. The movie was too long. I felt like I was being strapped down and forced to watch this! Even my dad kept saying "Is it over yet?" The film went on for two and a half hours and was so forced. Cut it down ! Chris Nolan is the only one that can director movies that are over two hours!
~ Acting. I didn't have a problem with Daniel Day Louis or Sir Ciaran Hinds since both are my favorite actors. The rest was terrible and cringe inducing. Paul Dano was too over the top and was so stupid in his part! Might as well make me sit on nails Paul !! ~ Music. The music was the worst part of the film! I'm pretty sure it was a straight off copy of The Dark Knight soundtrack, which is known for it's screechy music. Listening to this so called music seriously got way too over the edge, it seriously made me wanna shove nails in my ears and it felt like nails were being dragged on a chalkboard.
All and all, this movie is a huge let down. Value your time & watch a Coen brothers film!
One outta Ten stars