|
|
Article: CITIZEN KANE SURPASSED; Force of nature: Daniel Day-Lewis.
- Article from:
- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- February 8, 2008
|
Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 Solo Syndication Limited. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: Chris Tookey
There Will Be Blood (15) Verdict: There will be superlativesand why not?
HERE is the film that deserves to trounce all competition as Best Picture atthis year's Oscars. It's the most profoundly ironic, ragsto-riches story sinceCitizen Kane. In every way except technical innovation, it surpasses OrsonWelles's classic.
When we first meet Daniel Plainview (played in one of his too rare screenappearances by Daniel Day-Lewis) in 1898, he's digging for precious metals.
By luck, he discovers oil, which sets him on the path to becoming an oil man.
A mining accident leaves Daniel with an orphan to care for and he raises theboy, whom he calls ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|