By Ryan Parsons | Image property of Paramount Vantage.
There Will Be Blood
A couple of the first official reviews have appeared for There Will Be Blood and, while they both admit that the film is most definitely strange, they are also including terms such as magnificent and must-see.
There Will Be Blood Reviews
Daniel Day-Lewis is expected to carry this film on his shoulders and, if you have already seen the film's trailer, his character is as evil as ever.
Variety
Boldly and magnificently strange, There Will Be Blood marks a significant departure in the work of Paul Thomas Anderson. Heretofore fixated on his native Los Angeles and most celebrated for his contempo ensemblers, writer-helmer this time branches out with an intense, increasingly insidious character study of a turn-of-the-century central California oil man. There's no getting around the fact that this Paramount Vantage/Miramax co-venture reps yet another 2½--hour-plus indie-flavored, male-centric American art film, a species that has recently proven difficult to market to more than rarefied audiences. Distribs will have to roll the dice and use hoped-for kudos for the film and its superb star Daniel Day-Lewis to create the impression of a must-see.
Hollywood Reporter
Both an epic and a miniature, Paul Thomas Anderson's "There Will Be Blood" uses the fewest possible brush strokes, spread across a vast canvas, to paint a portrait of greed at the beginning of the American century. Built around another powerhouse performance by Daniel Day-Lewis, it's a certain awards contender and will be a strong draw for serious moviegoers.
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There Will Be Blood opens to theaters on December 26th.
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