the last 20 minutes spoiled it for me

Rating: 5/10 (23 April 2008)

I watched "There will be Blood" on DVD because I didn't want to sit through the 3+ hours in the theater. The first 20 or so minutes of this movie is essentially silent. Not a word is spoken.. but I felt it was appropriate as an introduction to the remainder of the film. The remainder of There Will be Blood is a very watchable film except for the last 20 minutes but more on that later. However, I agree with those who say that "nothing happens" in this film. However, the storyline and the cinematography carry this movie well. In fact, I was planning on giving this movie a 9 until the last 20 minutes. At that point, the movie goes completely over the top and focuses on something that to me, seemed totally irrelevant to the rest of the movie. It's rare for me to take 4 points off for 20 minutes of a film, but I really had to for the last 20 minutes of this movie. It's certainly watchable, and the cinematography and Daniel Day Lewis' performance is excellent. But, the last 20 minutes ruined it for me.