There will be Blood

Daniel-Day Lewis' 9 1/2

Daniel-Day Lewis is actor of the century. His choice of movies, personal commitment to his roles and the intensity with which he exists on the screen is unsurpassed by any male actor of his generation.Last night, there were only 4 people watching the movie there will be Blood. Myself, my friend Ghia and two other die-hards. Watching it was like watching Fellini's 9 1/2. For one thing it's very long (3 hours approx.) then it's slow but Lewis as usual brings an intensity to his role that makes him like the greek gods--alternately vengeful and tender. He plays the role of a self-made man that is an anomaly--a man living in turn of the century puritanical America who doesn't believe in God.

Grade: A+

Actor Credits There Will Be Blood (2007) Daniel Plainview The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005) Jack Slavin Gangs of New York (2002) William Cutting/ "Bill The Butcher" The Boxer (1997) Danny Flynn The Crucible (1996) John Proctor In the Name of the Father (1993) Gerald Conlon The Age of Innocence (1993) Newland Archer The Last of the Mohicans (1992) Nathaniel Poe/ Hawkeye Eversmile, New Jersey (1989) Fergus O'Connell My Left Foot (1989) Christy Brown Nanou (1988) Max Stars & Bars (1988) Henderson Dores The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) Tomas My Beautiful Laundrette (1986) Johnny A Room With A View (1986) Cecil Vyse The Insurance Man (1985) Mr Kafka The Bounty (1984) Fryer Gandhi (1982) Colin How Many Miles to Babylon? (1982) Sunday, Bloody Sunday (1971)
2002 Best Actor Gangs of New York (2002) Nominated 1993
Best Actor In the Name of the Father (1993) Nominated 1989
Best Actor My Left Foot (1989) Win