Release Date: November 9, 2007 Director: Joel Coen Producer: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Scott Rudin Studio: Alliance Films Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Tess Harper, Barry Corbin, Rodger Boyce, Ana Reeder Genre: Drama Running Time: 122 minutes
Saturday, November 24, 2007 10:00:18 PM | (Age Not Specified)
First, it is violent. If you can get past this, there are interesting themes to consider including a transitioning from the order and civility of the postwar years to nihilistic and fragmented morality corrupted by drugs and guns, how statistical chance renders plans meaningless. It's not light and it ends strangely, but it probably worth the time.
Thursday, November 22, 2007 4:11:11 PM | (Age Not Specified)
In this movie it should be quickly pointed out that the cinematography crew and the principal actors all toed the line... no slackers in this film. Javier Bardem, who, in my opinion, gives a sensational performance in the role as Anton Chigurgh. The real problem is that the story line to "No Country for Old Men"(adapted from Cormac McCarthy's novel of the same title) appears to have been pushed through a cuisineart. The novel, rich with carefully composed multi-layered depth, faultless structure and interesting symbolism, looks to have been pared down during the transition phase, thus rendering a middleweight movie which banks on appeasing theatre audiences with violence a'la Hollywood. I
Wednesday, November 21, 2007 5:48:42 PM | (Age Not Specified)
An entertaing movie ,a bit violent at times but a well done film.The only thing stopping me from giving the highest rating is the very abrupt death of one of the chearacters.The death took a bit of the flow of the movie away and was a little disappointing.Overall,one of the better flicks that I have seen this year.
Monday, November 19, 2007 12:50:26 AM | (Age Not Specified)
I would have not hesitated to give this film 5 stars were it not for it disintigrating in the last 15 minutes into some bizarre attempt at poetic profundity.
All players are excellent in a rivetting, blood-drenched 7/8 but the ending left me frustrated...like great sex with no orgasm.
I just hope the DVD has an "alternate ending" that makes a modicum of sense.
Friday, November 16, 2007 7:56:02 AM | (Age Not Specified)
To me, the Cohen brothers are hit or miss.
That's how I feel about their films. You either love them, like Fargo or Raising Arizona or hate them, like Brother Where Art Thou. Well, No Country for Old Men falls in the crack.
From fist seeing the trailer, I couldn't wait to sit down in the dark and enjoy this one. And for the fist two thirds of the film it didn't disappoint. Josh Brolin (who I'd just seen do a great job in American Gangster) was good, and Javier Bardem, a Hanibal-like evil bad guy was great. Again the Cohens throw in the small little scenes and dialogue that have nothing to do with the story, but add so much to the delight of watching the film.
And just when things were rea
