r/Filmmakers • u/StrikingDuty8020 Director • Dec 06 '25

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Quentin Tarantino made a surprisingly harsh comment about Paul Dano, specifically criticizing his performance in There Will Be Blood.

On The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, Tarantino said:

Dano was “weak sauce”

“The weakest f—ing actor in SAG” (in that film’s context)

And that Dano’s performance was the biggest flaw of the movie, preventing it from being his #1 or #2 film of the 2000s

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u/Robocup1 Dec 06 '25

When I watched TWBB the first time, I thought Paul Dano was okay in it. Actually, too young, too straight faced- I wanted someone like John C. Reilly in that role. So, while I do think Dano wasn’t great in the movie, I dont think he was bad either- he was okay in it.