Greed + Amorality + Impeccable Film-making and Performances = Classic Cinema

Rating: 10/10 (19 January 2008)

Easily one of the three or so best films I've seen in the past year. Daniel Day-Lewis is quite simply one of the most talented, charismatic, and purely watchable actors to grace the screen in recent years.
There are many shades of great directors like Stanley Kubrick, Terrence Malick, and Robert Altman throughout in terms of tone, storytelling, pacing, and the use of unlikeable yet exhilarating characters.
Johnny Greenwood's score was distracting at times, but in retrospect, was absolutely necessary. This, along with No Country for Old Men, is also one of the best looking films of the past year with fantastic cinematography.
Paul Dano has come a VERY long way since The Girl Next Door. =P I think he'll be one to watch for in the near future. P.T. Anderson has made a film that really validates his reputation as one of the best American directors.
Simply outstanding.