Blood is thicker than water but oil's thicker than both!

Rating: 10/10 (6 August 2013)

Many words can describe Paul Thomas Anderson's new American epic, Hollywood's new master has raised the bar from his early days of Boogie Nights and Magnolia considerably. Powerful is one word. Brutal is another. But one word that is never far from my mind is Magnificent. 'There will be blood' is a tale of greed and tragedy as Daniel Day Lewis delivers alter ego Daniel Plainview, a sneering up and coming oil baron in ruthless pursuit of valuable land to increase his wealth and dominance in early 1900's America. Little is known of Plainview's past, and domination not only of the oil world, but of his own realm is the only certantity as we see a man burning with hatred and equally desire manoeuvre his way to oil immortality. Utterly convincing acting, screenplay and cinematography, Anderson has hit the film making jackpot with this one, a movie so captivating and enthralling I consider it almost perfect. I would have to say its PTA'S most complete, mature and acclaimed film, one he would find almost impossible to top with future works. This is the years best film by a country mile and possibly the decades. I will definitely be keeping an eye out for Paul Thomas Anderson's next masterpiece!