I fail to see why this is getting the praise it gets here at IMDb. Yes, Lewis gives a good performance. Sadly his character is as one dimensional as they get and never really interesting. Plainview does not change at all during the entire movie. The music, if you can call it that, is horrible, ear drum bleeding bad. The story is at it's best mediocre and the ending is completely unbelievable. Cinematography is sometimes interesting, sometimes excellent. I found the colors rather dull though. And the 2 1/2 hour runtime is just way too long for a movie where nothing happens. Most overheard comment from other moviegoers after it ended was "That was boring".

Apparently not my cup of tea. Now I'll go watch paint dry. At least that's silent.