Comments on Week in Rewind: Movie News, Reviews, DVD & Blu-ray Reviews, DVD Giveaways by Christopher Smith: There Will Be Blood: Movie Review (2008)

I was thinking that Paul and Eli were one and the ...

2008-04-18T17:47:00.000-04:00

I was thinking that Paul and Eli were one and the same. Like a character with split or multiple personalities. Never saw them on screen together. Why would they be twins? And remember when Eli attacks his father accusing him of being stupid; says something about his son, yet it is he.

I tried to like this movie. All the critics seeme...

2008-04-18T16:14:00.000-04:00

I tried to like this movie. All the critics seemed in awe of it. Except for the tour-de-force performance by Daniel Day Lewis, I didn't find very much to engage me. The characters were mostly all repellent. The story unfolded so slowly that after the first hour, I couldn't wait for it to end. And when the closing scene finally did come, I was too bored to be annoyed at the silliness of it.

I agree, Patrick--it was confusing. When I first ...

2008-03-27T11:55:00.000-04:00

I agree, Patrick--it was confusing. When I first watched it, it was off-putting...and never explained. Also, funny how the brother's name was Paul and he's played by Paul Dano. Same for Daniel Plainview, who's played by Daniel Day-Lewis.

Anderson is messing with us. And I rather like it.

finally got around to watching the infamous There ...

2008-03-27T11:49:00.000-04:00

finally got around to watching the infamous There Will Be Blood... Daniel-Day Lewis takes well to the overbearing, violent father-figure role -- he also did this in Gangs of New York.

I wonder about that twin-brother of Eli twist, was that just a way for Eli to lie and make a quick buck? The movie doesn't seem to explain it