Long, exhausting but compulsive viewing.

One of the best movies of Daniel Day Lewis, the cast is just phenomenal.

This film is... heavy. Emotionally, morally, atmospherically — it’s not an easy watch. From the very beginning, the main character doesn’t come off as outright evil, but something about him instantly feels off. You can’t put your finger on it, but there’s a creeping sense of disgust. His son feels like a prop more than a person — like a doll he drags along to complete the image. The pacing is slow, at times even dragging — but deliberately so. The film gives you time to sit with these people, to look at them without rushing, to really see them. It’s uncomfortable, but purposeful. It’s also fascinating as a portrait of the early American oil industry — of ordinary people unknowingly selling their land for pennies, while something much bigger and uglier takes shape in the background. Greed. Power. Exploitation. What I love most about Paul Thomas Anderson is that he refuses to divide his characters into heroes and villains. Just when you think someone might be the "good one" — like the son — you remember he helped set a house on fire with his father. And Plainview... he’s full of rot. Greed deforms him, but underneath all that is some deep, unsaid wound. Maybe he was abandoned too. Maybe that’s why he hates people. He kills not for gain, but because he simply despises them. The film also raises sharp questions about faith — not as a source of hope, but as another currency. Religion is shown as a game of power, used to manipulate the gullible under the mask of salvation. And Daniel Day-Lewis... is absolutely staggering. You can see all the bile and bitterness of the world in his eyes. There are tiny, fleeting moments where he’s almost human — mostly with his son — but in the end, he sacrifices everything and dies alone, rich, bitter, and drunk.

Strong performances from Day-Lewis and Dano. Captivating and great psychological film.

Just a great movie. For me there were some missing ties, but in conclusion acting was so good, that cons of the movie is covered by all pros.

There Will Be Blood is one of those movies where the acting is just insane. Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview is so good it’s like he’s not even acting. He just becomes this crazy power-hungry guy and you can’t look away when he’s on screen. Paul Dano totally crushes it as Eli Sunday. The tension between him and Plainview is wild. Seriously, the acting in this movie is next level and makes the whole thing worth watching.

Glorious performance

My favorite Anderson movie. Top 10 for sure. Performance by DDL is out of this world.

The writing is amazing, the cinematography, especially the performances by... everyone. There are many movie about "Obsession" out there like 'Whiplash' or 'Citizen Kane' and I didn't connect with this one as much as those two and others but that doesn't mean this isn't a good movie. I would say it's better than just good, it's great. But at the end of the day it comes down to preference.

Amazing performance by DDL and PD. Awesome movie from start to finish. Christianity Vs Capitalism, capitalism won

Thirty minutes in and realized I was bored to tears. Spent the entire movie waiting for something to happen. I wasn't expecting an action flick but geez, come on, acting and cinematography alone can't carry an otherwise shitty movie. My wife kept asking "should we just leave" but we decided that something good or interesting will occur. Nope.

Sure it's sprawling, great scenery and landscapes. But in the end it was just another Daniel Day Lewis epic vanity shoot with him dominating every scene. Intense to a fault, camera set up just right to get his intensity every shot more about him demonstrating his greatness then melding into a bigger story. The ending was too complicated by half.

the film was kinda boring and the ending sucked and made nosence even when I looked it up but the acting is good and the sets and cinematography was great

To call this Film a masterpiece would be an insult. An epic acting Tour de force by our greatest actor of our time, Daniel Day Lewis.

This movie is pure genius. PTA films it perfectly and the pacing is incredible. This movie is thrilling and highly engaging with a genius plot and phenomenal dialogue. The two stars of the film both delivered the best acting performances of their career and left no stone un-turned. Ultimately this movie is a genius story of how greed destroys us.

Without question one of the greatest films ever made by an American, it shows capitalism for the brutal thing that it is, though that is shown to be a failing of individuals rather than a self-reinforcing system per se. A loose adaptation of a book by oddball socialist Upton Sinclair, every aspect of this film is flawless, save perhaps for the general dearth of central female characters (most of the women in this film, reflecting a sad reality of many places and times in history, are seen and not heard - one girl acts as the primary stand-in for all womankind, and even then she speaks only sparsely). The music by Mr. Greenwood is frenetic and wonderful. Daniel Day-Lewis couldn't have possibly done a better job in the central role.

Daniel Day Lewis, one of the best of all time.

Overrated, bland, long runtime, terrible

There Will Be Blood is an incredible movie about achieving your goals, what that takes to do and what it takes from you. The characters are incredible, I couldn't stop thinking about them. Is Eli a true believer, is he greedy like Daniel. When did Daniel become so greedy or was he always like that and so on. The dialogues are amazing, there are a few very iconic lines in it that I've unfortunately heard many times before and I knew about certain plot points. The cinematography is absolutely perfect, no wonder why the movie won the Oscar in the category. Some of those wide shots and the practicality was amazing to see. There are a few amazing closeups and some symmetric shots too. The editing is also amazing, but I didn't like the pacing. I have to note that I was very tired while I was watching the film, but keeping that in mind, it still feels long. Although that was definitely the intention, sadly it just didn't work for me. The acting is perfect, Daniel Day-Lewis gave one of the best leading performances I have ever seen and Paul Dano was incredible in the supporting role. The soundtrack is incredibly unique and it evokes all different kinds of fear, I loved it. There Will Be Blood is an iconic character study movie with and iconic performance by Daniel Day-Lewis.

Looking at the rating, you can tell that I don't like this film as much as most people. And this isn't because I hate most people. I can see why people like this film. It has an all-time great opening. Showing the audience exactly the type of character Daniel Plainview is, all without any spoken dialogue, it is all shown through visuals and limited music. You find yourself rooting for his struggles because of all the hard work and determination he demonstrates in his silver mining. Daniel Day Lewis is doing a terrific job as always. Despite not loving this movie, I can see why the man won his Oscar in this film. He is one of the best in the business, and this film gives him his time to shine. The music and sound design is also very well done. Its ambient noises do a great job at ratcheting up the tension of any given scene. I don't have any problem with the presentation of it. The movie sets up the scene well, I love seeing the old timey oil drilling technology on display. Where the movie falters is through the characters and story. Daniel Planview is absolutely an awful human. He is in every scene of the movie; he can't be avoided. The supporting characters aren't much better either. Everyone is a different shade of terrible. I understand that we don't always need likable characters, but there should be something that I admire or find compelling about the character. The problem is that Daniel loses focus on what his goals are part way through the movie. At least in "Breaking Bad", Walter White may be a bad guy, but he has a singular drive that leads the audience through the story. In this movie, Daniel doesn't even know what he wants. Sure, he wants money, but what for? What is he wanting to buy? He just wants to have more money than his neighbor. At the end of the film I find myself asking, what was the point of it all? What was gained from this series of events? Although, after all of this, I am thirsty for a milkshake.