No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men

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No Country for Old Men

Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald

Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon some dead bodies, a stash of heroin and more than $2 million in cash near the Rio Grande.

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  • May 1, 2009
    The Coen Brothers' most violent & visceral crime thriller since "Miller's Crossing".
  • January 1, 2010
    If Alfred Hitchcock was still alive he would have made No Country For Old Men. The classic story of a man that, in the midst of the daily grind, ends up walking into a situation beyond what he thought he would experience that morning. Then he has to face the consequences of all o...( read more)f it. In No Country For Old Men Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) stumbles on the remains of a shootout while hunting. As curiosity gets the better of him and he begins to examine the scene he discovers a briefcase full of money. Being the human being that he is, he takes the money and a pistol home and causes the dominoes to fall as he begins to be stalked by the psychotic Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem), the epitomy of unstoppable hit men who kills his way to Llewelyn and the money. Throw into this Tommy Lee Jones as the sheriff that's trying to piece it all together and save Llewelyn's skin and you get a cat and mouse game between a guy that was just out hunting and a vengeful drug cartel.

    Adapted from the novel by Cormac McCarthy and dircted by Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country For Old Men is a great thriller that follows that classic Hitchcock formula ala North By Northwest- the guy that stumbles into trouble and has to get out of it while running from the bad guys. Llewelyn thinks he knows how to get out of this mess, but is really just drowning in the situation he's gotten into. Brolin plays him as totally optimistic, even when bleeding and hiding in a Mexican hospital. Bardem is the philosophical killing machine, debating the significance on whether a coin is heads or tails while on his killing spree to get back his money. He's like the Terminator- he will not stop until his goal, and his own sense of duty, are fulfilled.

    The Coen's have filled the film with suspense. Most thrillers such as this run around in circles, but they have kept this film on a linear path that doesn't repeat itself over and over again. Between the game between Moss and Chiguhr, Tommy Lee Jones' character tries to sort everything out and save Llewelyn's ass. The problem that all of the characters have to face is the Killer's Morality- he is described as being on a higher standard than most and satisfies everything he promises, right up until the end.

    As I said, No Country For Old Men is a Hitchcock film for the new millennium. A film filled with a thrilling plot that delivers a great ride for the audience. A real classic.
  • December 15, 2009
    Wanted it to be much more then it actually was kind of another let down not sure what all the fuss was about really
  • September 3, 2009
    Its great to have the Coen brothers back on the big screen and this film does not disappoint. Although the Coen style humour is toned down in this film, it suffers from nothing less than being pure genius. After all its not their story but its a brilliantly realised adaptation.
  • July 16, 2009
    A modern western. Strong, violent, intense, harsh, silent, cynical, irrational.
    One of the best films of the Coen Brothers, maybe their finest one for the form!
  • January 1, 2010
    The Coens' outdo themselves in this homage to 70's filmmaking. The longer takes and lack of score add to the story's believability, while its chillingly uncensored violence leaves the viewer shaken to the core. Bardem's portrayal of 'Anton' is brilliant and intriguing with an odd...( read more) sense of honour; he can easily be rated as amongst the best psychopaths on film. There's nothing 'Hollywood' about this film's conventions on storytelling.
  • December 27, 2009
    Such a deep, philosophical movie.
  • December 26, 2009
    "There Are No Clean Getaways"

    This only has a simple story. About violence and fate. But the Coen brothers made it into a two hour long thriller. Although my heartbeats did quickened, I think the film's almost forgettable. I felt like I already seen that before. If it weren't fo...( read more)r its recognitions, it might not be that remarkable to me. Atonement is better. Anyway, One of the best things about the movie was how creepy Javier Bardem was with his cattle gun.
  • December 24, 2009
    Actually its a brilliant movie but i felt very bored while watching it
  • December 23, 2009
    Good God this movie was great. I really loved how the end just leaves you with Tommy Lee Jones's dream, its like a metaphor for saying he's still out there somewhere. Just gooooood.

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