Torrey's Bullet Point Review Of There Will Be Blood

• Daniel Day-Lewis has the Best Actor Oscar in the bag. His performance is simply hypnotic. Paul Dano impressed as well.
• I liked the fact that, unlike PT Anderson's previous works, TWBB didn't feature an all-star cast. I think the fact that it was filled with mostly unknowns helped sell its authenticity as a period piece. There were no moments of, "Hey, there's William H. Macy playing a train conductor!"
• Absolutely perfect score that fits the film beautifully and adds a great deal to the overall presentation. I'm always amazed and delighted when a film's score elevates it to something greater. Star Wars would be a prime example of that.
• I suppose not everyone will be satisfied with the film's ending. I dug it.
• I need to see it again to be sure, but this may be PT's greatest film. I think it's certainly his most focused work to date.
  
  Torrey's Opinion:
  Recommended
  
  Random Related Fact:
  In an interview on the National Public Radio program "Fresh Air with Terry Gross," Paul Dano told Gross that he had originally been cast in the much smaller role of Paul Sunday, Eli's brother, and another actor had been cast as Eli. However, after Paul Dano had already started filming his one scene as Paul Sunday, Paul Thomas Anderson decided to replace the actor playing Eli. Anderson then asked Dano to play Eli Sunday (a much bigger role) as well as Paul Sunday, and they decided to change the film to make the brothers identical twins. Anderson asked Dano to play Eli on a Thursday, and filming for the role began four days later, on the next Monday. Daniel Day-Lewis, by contrast, had a whole year to prepare to play Daniel Plainview.