One of my all time favorite director is Paul Thomas Anderson. With
Phantom Thread, Anderson has crafted one of his best-looking works to date, this
new film is truly amazing and sophisticated. The fashion-centric period dram
and second collaboration with Daniel Day-Lewis, following the exquisite 2007's
There Will Be Blood. It's also
apparently Day-Lewis' last film as he has announced his retirement.
Day-Lewis plays Reynolds Woodcock, a fussy A-list dressmaker in 1950sin
London who wears his public face well outfitting princesses and debutantes but
is kind of a disaster with his personal life. He has a string of girlfriends
but none seem to take, as he keeps them at arm’s length in terms of actual
commitment.
On a trip to the country, Woodcock locks eyes with a clumsy young
waitress named Alma (Vicky Krieps). He's smitten by the time he’s finished ordering
breakfast and they had a date that’s at first affectionate but turns confusing
once his newest muse moves into his townhouse and he uses her as a model. But Woodcock
begins to be annoyed by her presence.
As Phantom Thread flits between complicated character piece and
unusually funny romantic comedy, the movie becomes much more about Alma. It’s
an acceptable though not exceptional goodbye and one hopes, even somewhat
selfishly, for Day-Lewis to stitch together a more memorable final bow someday.
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