Best movie of the year.
This movie shows just how involving character acting can be. Not for someone who wants to see explosions or "Rush Hour", but made for those who appreciate a good artistic approach to movie making. Daniel Day-Lewis transforms into a character that simply dominates the film from beginning to end. His presence alone is so good, that for the first 10 or so minutes of the film, there isn't even any audible dialogue; just his acting and showing the roots of how he becomes Daniel Planview, the oil man. So precise, that when he signs his name on a document, he uses a writing style of the period of the film. I knew in the first few minutes of the film that I wanted to see it again, and will do so. The only drawback of the entire piece could be said of the dissonant, and at times, iritating score. I left out musical when describing the score on purpose. Even though the film is 2hrs 38 minutes, it goes by rather quickly, and I left wanting more.