The Review: There Will Be Blood

Rating: 10/10 (3 May 2008)

There Will Be Blood is a very unusual film, be it the first thirty minutes with not a word spoken, or the twisted corruption of an oil man. This movie is less a popcorn movie and more an artistic piece of work that seems to express much more than you had first braced yourself for. My friends and fellow critics, this is a work of art.
The beautiful cinematography is just one of the many feats this film has. Others include the amazing acting from Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano (Paul is absolutely frightening) to the intensity and language the script brings to the characters.
This isn't going to be an easy film to sit through. This film is a journey into one man's soul, and watch it decay from the inside. Greed is the main subject for this film, and it expresses it with perfection.
The name is a bit of a misnomer. There isn't much blood in this film. As a matter of fact, the film is a PG rating in Canada, so don't expect to see a graphically violent film.
As I said before, the cinematography is beautiful. You'll hold your breath at the sight of 50 men running toward inflamed oil spurting out of the pump and into the air, making mid-day look like deep, moon-less night. This scene is just one of many.
This was a very good contender for Best Pic. Only the masterpiece that is No Country for Old Men could have beaten this brutal, and yet poetic film about Greed, Hate, and self-destruction.
Rating: **** (of 4)
Entertainment: ***** (of 5)