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with its frighteningly is pure evil, though even he lives by a set of rules, as ruthless as those are. Through sweeping cinematography, excellent dialogue, and distinctive characters, this tale of a man hunted by a sociopath transcends its plot. Unfortunately for retired welder Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin), who finds the cash, Chigurh will stop at nothing to get it. Philosophy is doled out in brief parcels punctuated by pauses.Tommy Lee Jones has played this kind of character so many times that it is remarkable that he makes each one unique. Although much of the violence takes place off-screen, you can never tell when it won't, and that gives the impression of a bloody-and-gore film. The small town sheriff (Tommy Lee Jones), who puts together what has happened, wants to get to Llewelyn, and a tracker (Woody Harrelson) hired by a drug lord wants to get to the money, all before the ruthless Chirgurh does, The result is a tense, violent chase at the speed of small town life.
And Bardem is simply terrifying with his monotone delivery and largely blank expression."No Country for Old Men" is about the unexpected ways evil enters the lives of ordinary people, and the toll it takes on those who try to stop it. In the western plains, towns, and cities, a sociopath, Chigurh (Javier Bardem) is in pursuit of a large sum of cash from a drug deal. Brolin delivers a fine, sympathetic portrait of Llewelyn Moss. The dialogue is so reminiscent of the Coen brothers' much earlier "Fargo" that it is surprising that much of it derives from a novel by a different writer, although the melding of Coens with Cormac McCarthy makes perfect sense. In particular, the sheriff's exchanges with his deputy (Garrett Dillahunt) and his wife (played with down-to-earth confidence by Tess Harper) give this film its greater context and rhythm as evil is treated with both matter-of-fact acceptance and disbelief. Because of the tension throughout, this theme is not clear until the last moments, in an ending that at first seems out-of-place and rushed (the last a valid critique).
I find this to be one of the best Coen brother films, although it took several days of thinking about it afterward to realize it.-- Debbie Lee Wesselmann
great movie, the hitman is weird but somewhat funny. great acting for all the actors.
OK, so it's $5 more than the original BluRay and $20 more than the standard DVD. But you probably have a Cormac McCarthy poster on your wall if you're ready to buy this. That's just way too much. The movie looks great and has a digital copy and Bardem is genuinely spooky as an assassin. And putting out a pricier Special Edition on BluRay after putting out the already expensive original BluRay release is highly questionable. This is the last thing you need to do when launching a format -- make people who have committed to it feel like they bought a title too soon.
good movie ive watched a few times already everytime i do i catch something that i had missed tommy lee jones great as usual it is worth the buy
If ever there was a case of 'The Emperor's New Clothes' in the movie genre, this is it. The verdict is so clear: this is a mediocre B movie at best. I watched this movie three times to make sure I wasn't missing something. The last time there was such hoopla over a mediocre B movie was the pitiful Lord of the Rings series, which was such a bastardization of the majestic trilogy of books. The storyline is stilted, the acting decent at best, usually boorish or over the top, with Tommy Lee Jones sleepwalking through his lines and Woody Harrelson a stereotype of a facsimile. What this movie shows more than anything is the lack of taste and the herd mentality of the contemporary crop of movie reviews, determined to see something deep and allegorical when there is nothing of the sort. How in the world could this movie be nominated for, much less garner, Academy Awards. It boggles the mind.
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