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There Will Be Blood
I found the film a mixed bag. It's certainly an achievement in craft and artistry; some of the shots and sequences were simply breathtaking. Mr Radiohead's score was quite striking, though shrill and grating at certain moments. I'm sure that Daniel Day-Lewis will get his Oscar in a few days, but personally I found that his performance only really clicked with me about 1.5 hours into the film. Until then, a lot of his acting felt too calculated and measured, much like Bill the Butcher in "Gangs of New York" - nothing takes me out of the movie as much as when I'm made acutely aware that I'm watching someone reach into their professional bag of facial ticks, mannerisms and accents. But when he did click and I forgot that I was watching Acting, he was absolutely riveting to watch. Unlike many people I didn't mind the overblown final scene; that kind of theatrical over-the-topness was IMO present throughout the film. I did feel though that none of the strands of the film - Plainview's relationship with his son, his feud with the preacher etc. - came through as strongly as they could have. Strong individual scenes, yes, but curiously muted on the whole.
I found the film a mixed bag. It's certainly an achievement in craft and artistry; some of the shots and sequences were simply breathtaking. Mr Radiohead's score was quite striking, though shrill and grating at certain moments. I'm sure that Daniel Day-Lewis will get his Oscar in a few days, but personally I found that his performance only really clicked with me about 1.5 hours into the film. Until then, a lot of his acting felt too calculated and measured, much like Bill the Butcher in "Gangs of New York" - nothing takes me out of the movie as much as when I'm made acutely aware that I'm watching someone reach into their professional bag of facial ticks, mannerisms and accents. But when he did click and I forgot that I was watching Acting, he was absolutely riveting to watch. Unlike many people I didn't mind the overblown final scene; that kind of theatrical over-the-topness was IMO present throughout the film. I did feel though that none of the strands of the film - Plainview's relationship with his son, his feud with the preacher etc. - came through as strongly as they could have. Strong individual scenes, yes, but curiously muted on the whole.
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