Quentin Tarantino spoke his mind about Paul Dano's performance in There Will Be Blood , and the legendary filmmaker couldn't be further off the mark. Revolutionizing cinema in the 1990s, films like Pulp Fiction helped cement Tarantino as the auteur of his generation. He's also known for his strong opinions about movies, and he isn't afraid to share them.

When discussing Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood , Tarantino was ready to rank it among his favorite modern films, if not for one flaw. Tarantino described Paul Dano's performance as " weak sauce ", before tearing into his dual role as Paul and Eli Sunday. While Tarantino is certainly a film expert, his assessment of Dano is misguided and, frankly, unprofessional.

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