One More Quick Movie Review
Posted by bmac on May 29, 2008
There Will Be Blood
I rented this with that slew of crap, and just got to it last night. This made up for all that shit. I loved it. I think this is a love/hate kinda movie, like P.T. Andersons other love it or hate it film, “Magnolia,” which I HATED. Although I will say it contained the absolute best performance of Tom Cruise’s entire career.
P.T. Anderson seems to have a way of getting great performances out of unlikely actors, like Cruise, or Burt Reynolds who was awesome in “Boogie Nights,” the only other Anderson film I like love. “Boogie Nights” also contained the best, most realistic depiction of dudes “tweaking” ever committed to film.
There’s not a great story in “There Will be Blood”, and the ending sucks, but Daniel Day Lewis kept me riveted for 2 1/2 hours. I could have watched 2 1/2 MORE hours of him being Daniel Plainview. He acted his face off. He deserved that Oscar, and then some. Friggen awesome.
I’m glad I didn’t really know anything about this movie other than Lewis winning the Oscar, because you just can’t tell where it’s going, right up until the end, and I love that. Lewis was so great, I didn’t even feel ripped off by the crappy ending.
A Fine Line Between Stupid And Clever 
MCPO Airdale said
So, I should put this on my NetFlix que??
bmac said
Hell yeah!
Rosetta said
Hey, did you goobers see No Country For Old Men?
Also excellent.
bmac said
I was gonna ask about that in the post, I heard it also had a shit ending, but if the actings’ anywhere near “Blood”, I’m all over it.
Rosetta said
You need to see it. I have what I think is an excellent theory about the ending which I don’t think is shit at all. You need to see it first and then I’ll tell you why I think I know how it ends.
Tommy Lee Jones is outstanding as always. You will even give Josh Broslin props.
And Javier Verdum is an e x c e l l e n t bad dude.
Great acting and a great movie. Definitely worth a viewing.
bmac said
Gettin’ it tonight.
The movie I mean.
Rosetta said
Gettin’ it tonight.
The movie I mean.
Hahahahaha.
MCPO Airdale said
It is a great movie. Javier is the shizzle!
bmac said
Ok Rosetta, and MCPO, I watched it, thought it was good, but I’m a little iffy about the ending. Was that like the thing this year? Sudden endings?
So, what is your theory Rosetta?