Overview
- The Crimson White’s review calls the film potentially the best of the decade and frames it as a career-cementing achievement for Anderson.
- Paul Thomas Anderson writes and directs a present-day narrative that engages themes of immigration, revolution and generational divides.
- Leonardo DiCaprio stars as a former revolutionary and father, with key roles for Sean Penn and Teyana Taylor alongside Chase Infiniti.
- Shot on large-format VistaVision by cinematographer Michael Bauman, the film features standout sequences including a rooftop pursuit and a desert car chase.
- Jonny Greenwood’s percussive score and a reported $130–175 million scale lead the review to describe this as Anderson’s largest canvas to date.