One of the best films ever made

Rating: 10/10 (22 March 2017)

This film has split its viewers in half, some of them really liking it, some of them hating it. I can see why people wouldn't like this movie, its long, there isn't a lot of action but as someone who admires film and want's to create it someday, I think this movie is near flawless.
Lets talk about the performances by Daniel Day Lewis and Paul Dano. Daniel Day Lewis caries this movie on his amazing and realistic performance as Daniel Plainview. But we can't forget the also horrifying performance of Paul Dano as Eli and Paul Sunday. Every scene these two are in is some of the best acting on screen... ever.
This is also one of the only movies that can explain human emotion through visual storytelling, which is all thanks to the cinematography.
From a technical standpoint, the film is very good. Being shot on film really gave it a gritty feel. The practical effects were completely believable.
The directing and writing were both perfect, to help support the rest of the movie.
Here is my two flaws with this movie. - The soundtrack is sometimes unfitting for the scene and seems to distract from the visuals. Not that its bad, but unfitting.

It could have been skimmed a little, it didn't have to be so long.

All in all, 10/10
it deserves more respect then its got.