Quentin Tarantino harshly criticized Paul Dano’s “weak” and “uninteresting” performance in his film. There will be blood.
During his appearance on Bret Easton Ellis Podcastthe Pulp Fiction The director has revealed his ten favorite films of the 21st century, listing Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2007 epic drama at number five.
He then claimed that he would have placed it higher had it not been for Dano, who he believed could not keep up with Daniel Day-Lewis’ Oscar-winning performance.
“There will be blood “He would have a better chance of being first or second if he didn’t have a big, big flaw, and the flaw is Paul Dano.” Entertainment Weekly.
“It’s clearly meant to be two games, and it’s also very clear that it’s not a two-player game,” he added.
Tarantino continued to insult Dano, calling him “weak sauce” and “such a weak, weak, uninteresting guy.”
American Psycho Author Ellis defended the actor, insisting it would be “impossible” to keep up with Day-Lewis’ “huge” performance as ruthless oil baron Daniel Plainview.
“So, you put him with the weakest male actor in SAG? And the lameest male actor in the world?” Tarantino argued, adding: “I’m not saying he gives a bad performance. I’m saying he gives a non-existent performance.”
He added that his Once upon a time in Hollywood It would have starred Austin Butler as “terrific” as preacher Eli Sunday, even though he was only a teenager when the film was made.
When Ellis asked Tarantino if he would like any other Dano performances, Quentin Tarantino replied: “I don’t care about him… I don’t care about him, I don’t care about Owen Wilson, I don’t care about Matthew Lillard.”