A great movie

I already saw this movie when it was released but since it was such a long time ago, I was quite eager to check it out again. Well, even though ‘Boogie Nights’ had made quite an impression at the time (I really loved this flick as well), it was with his 3rd directing effort that Paul Thomas Anderson really had his breakthrough though. Personally, I think he is one of the best directors at work nowadays and this might be his best movie so far but I would have to re-watch ‘There Will Be Blood ’ to make up my mind for good about this. Basically, ‘There Will Be Blood’ is indeed a great flick but it mostly deals only with one character whereas this movie was dealing with a whole bunch of people played by an impressive cast. This movie was also responsible of making the hyperlink gimmick so popular (several loose story lines are intertwined and usually ends up together) and it must be the best movie in this genre. As a result, it displays some really interesting characters and stories, some strong directing and all the actors involved gave some very good performances. Indeed, even though Tom Cruise might be insane, he definitely can act and when he leaves his comfort zone, he can be pretty amazing (see also ‘Collateral’, ‘ Interview with the Vampire’ or ‘ Eyes Wide Shut’). Anyway, to conclude, I really loved this flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Paul Thomas Anderson’s work.

9/10