Udayan Anand

Direction: The narrative is superb, building the character of the protagonist, Reynold Woodcock, to the last detail. The narrative is complimented by marvellous performances by Daniel Day Lewis, Vicky Kreips and Leslie Manville. No oscar nomination for Vicky Kreips is surprising. Music: With Paul Thomas Anderson at helm, one sort of expects music to play a huge role in thr narrative. And so it does. The music integrates seamlessly with the setting of the movie. The music takes you by the waist and serenades you through the movie. John Greenwood creates something special here. Cinematography: Not for a moment do the makers let the audience slip from the Aristocrat London setting of the movie. From close ups of the fabrics, the desks, the showcase articles to the fountain pen and the scribbling paper, everything justifies the setting. Story: If you set your expectations right, you'll come out the theatre a happy person. It is unfair to expect edge of the seat instances in a PTA-DDL movie. The story does good job detailing the life of the couterer, Reynold Woodcock, and his idiosyncrasies, and his affair with a near-psychotic woman, Vicky Krieps. Overall: One of the great works of Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day Lewis. Those expecting an encore of There Will Be Blood will be a little disappointed.