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January 4, 2008

Oil epic gushes with powerful performances

By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic

THERE WILL BE BLOOD

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O’Connor, Ciaran Hinds, Dillon Freasier

Rating: R for some violence

Running time: 158 minutes
Someday, we're probably going to look back at “There Will Be Blood,” Paul Thomas Anderson's epic about greed, lies, manipulation and insanity, and call it his masterpiece.

Which is incredible because, except for the inescapable intensity, it's nothing like his previous films; if Anderson's name weren't on it, you'd never know it was his. It's thrilling to see him reinvent himself this way, applying his formidable directing talents in a totally different fashion.


 
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