Daniel Day-Lewis is world's best actor

Rating: 8/10 (2 March 2008)

If I was rating "There will be Blood" on acting alone, then a 10 would still not do the performance of Daniel Day-Lewis justice - I cannot recall ever seeing a better performance, and if ever an Academy Award was merited, it is his - the other worthy nominees were very unlucky to come against him. The supporting cast was brilliant particularly the actors who played Eli/Paul and the small son. As to the movie, it was brilliantly made, starkly realistic in every way (although I did have a problem with some of the musical background), and photographed superbly BUT the story was a bit too over the top in several places and I felt left a bit to be desired. It will not appeal to everyone - at the screening I attended a number of people left halfway through. I could never do that when Day-Lewis is on the screen - he truly is a majestic performer.