A movie that will feel artistic to those who don't usually watch "slow" movies

Rating: 6/10 (19 April 2008)

Let me begin with a summary of my thoughts, so that the majority of the people that read this review will be able to skip the main part... The movie was mediocre at best. Daniel Day Lewis was exceptional as usual. Simple as that.
Why you will probably ask... Well, there are many reasons. First of all a slow-paced movie isn't by default artistic which seems to be what many people think nowadays due to the lack of slow-paced movies. There Will Be Blood has an interesting beginning and well... you will stay with that interest until the end. Not one thing of importance happens in the whole movie, just a repetitive explanation of the characters involved and a slow , really slow development of the script.
When the movie ended I couldn't help but ask my self "What will I keep in my memories after watching this movie?". The answer was nothing. I couldn't (and still can't) find anything of importance in the whole script, in the whole plot that made me stay focused.
In the whole it's like watching a landscape portrait. Beautiful to see, but pointless and not creative.
6/10 for Daniel Day Lewis, 4/10 without him.
*By the way I must agree with many other people here that the music score was really bad. The music almost never fitted the scene it was played in...