Critical Response to Review of "There Will Be Blood"

http://movies.nytimes.com/2007/12/26/movies/26bloo.html

Manohla Dargis’ review of “There Will Be Blood” was in general a well-written piece, but had some flaws. Dargis started out with a very strong lede, stating what the article was about in a clever, punchy manner. ‘“There Will Be Blood,” Thomas Anderson’s epic American nightmare, arrives belching fire and brimstone and damnation to Hell.’ The review held my interest for most of the article, but started to drag towards the end. Dargis comments about the director were rather boring and some were completely irrelevant to the film being reviewed. At one point she actually started commenting on other films that the director had made, abandoning what had been an interesting description of “There Will Be Blood”. After this, I lost most of my interest in the article for the last paragraphs. The descriptions of Daniel Day Lewis’ acting were very thorough and engrossing, revealing the many other influences that Lewis probably used in his performance. I think that a description of Lewis’ past work would have also have done a good job of expanding on his performance. The kicker accomplished its purpose, but could have been made stronger and more interesting for a better finish.