I saw the Daniel Day-Lewis movie There Will Be Blood (based on the Upton Sinclair novel Oil!) last night and it did not disappoint. Day-Lewis once again slipped completely into his role, getting into the skin of conniving oilman Daniel Plainview.
While it’s always fun to watch Day-Lewis act, Dillon Freasier, the actor playing Plainview’s son H.W., was fantastic! Put the wrong kid into this role and the whole movie falls apart. Freasier was completely believable from start to finish. No wonder Day-Lewis wanted to share his Oscar with him.
It’s not always an easy movie to watch but I happen to like films that challenge. Put it on your Netflix list if you haven’t yet seen it.
Absolutely!! One of the top films of 2007 – and one the *very* few I’ve ever seen that does so much with so little dialog.