Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
2/4
No Country, No Sense
Mr. Storm - wrote on 04/21/2008
Sadly, this film is incredibly overrated. Admittedly, I was going into this film with high expectations, as I think highly of the Coen Brothers. But this film fails on many fronts. Javier Bardem was wonderful in a complex role as Anton, but that was the only bright spot in a pretty boring farce that left a bad taste in my mouth. The story was barely held together in a narrative that defied intelligence on many levels, as character after character kept coming up with completely inexplicable solutions to everything. That, combined with the uselessness of a few characters (especially a huge waste of Tommy Lee Jones), makes this film the most overrated of the year.
You read reviews by film critics and you wonder what film it was they watched, because this one was incredibly undeserving …
Rating of
4/4
"A man would have to put his soul at hazard."
Arbogast1960 - wrote on 04/12/2008
Every now and again, a film comes along that approaches perfection--this is such a movie. The Coens' film is funny, bleak, ruthless, and despairing. It leaves little hope for mankind, except that few people like Javier Bardem's killer exist. In telling the story of a simple man (Josh Brolin) drawn into the sights of a nightmarish, spectral evil (Bardem), and the sheriff (Tommy Lee Jones) who hopes to intervene in the ensuing hopeless mess, the Coens have created a masterful character study. Certainly, the film can be called a thriller, a suspense or crime film, and it contains those elements, but to label it as such is to discount it prematurely and fail to notice its depth. The cinematography is superb, creating a parched, earth-toned landscape whose barrenness is palpable. And …
Rating of
1.5/4
Recipe for boringness
leon1638 - wrote on 03/13/2008
Start with a story that is hard to follow; throw in a man who finds money from a drug deal gone bad, who no matter what will not just say forget it; add in a psycho killer that wants the money(only good part of the movie); add in tommy lee jones who just walks around and talks the whole movie about crap that has little to do with the plot; throw in some mexicans where i have no idea where they fit in; make this a 2+ hour movie; and end it with a 5+ minute talk about a bad dream that tommy lee jones had and you have your recipe for boringness.
I should have know that a movie that was nominated sucks big time. "I feel like I am taking crazy pills or something." How can people actually like this movie and then give an actual good movie like rendition bad reviews.
Rating of
2.5/4
No Country for Girly Hair
BryanFury - wrote on 03/04/2008
If you're the type who wants to see good guys die and bad guys win kind of person then this movie will probably soothe your cravings. As everyone who have seen it will say that the ending is this and the ending is that, I on the other hand will say that as soon as Javier's character starts walking with a broken arm I suggest you to run to the nearest exit. That's greatest advice you'll ever get because there are no reason for staying to see what's going to happen next. There will be no bloopers, no alternate endings and most definitely no sense of fulfillment the last two minutes has to offer. Javier Bardem is no doubt the most deranged as they get but what the heck was he thinking to sport the worst set of hair that looked like something that of little girl would wear. Isn’t it crazy …
Rating of
3.5/4
No country for old men.
Ichabod Crane - wrote on 01/28/2008
story 7/10
No country for old men is a good film that only makes one wrong mistake that keeps it away from greatness. The ending is the problem not what happens but how it occurs, and who the ending follows. The ending foolishly has something very important occur off screen, if it had been shown I would not be complaining, but you end up feeling cheated the way they pull it off. After this crucial scene and mistake there is not much left, only scenes involving one character not nearly as important as the others earlier in the story, which causes the scenes to feel pointless, even though they give the film its poetic edge I guess. There is one good scene after the crucial moment which involves the character you want to see, his last scene is really what should have been the only scene …
Rating of
4/4
No Country for Old Men
Franz Patrick - wrote on 12/28/2007
Pulse-pounding! There are a lot of highlights in this film such as the first few shots when the filmmakers scanned over the land. The shadows are menacing and the silences are as dangerous as grenades exploding from a few feet away. I love "Fargo" and it remains one of my favorite movies but I couldn't help but notice a sense of maturity in this picture. It's as focused as it can get. Five minutes into the film, everything started rolling and people started dying. The violence is deftly handled, the dialogue is crisp, and the characters are endlessly fascinating. I heard a lot of complaints about the ending but I thought it was the right kind of conclusion for this film. My favourite scene has got to be the hotel scene when one of the characters awaits for the enemy behind the door. And …
Rating of
3.5/4
Do you feel lucky?
yogadad - wrote on 12/27/2007
Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh gives a scarily memorable performance in this darkly textured morality play. Or perhaps more accurately anti-morality play for the message the Coen's send is that you're never safe. Just riding down the road or going to work is enough to get you killed, if your time has come.
The old man of the title is Tommy Lee Jones who has been sherrif for a good long time and wonders what the world has come to. He reads stories from the local newspaper about senseless acts of violence aloud to his deputy. The story elicits a chuckle because it so outlandish. The deputy catches himself but Jones remarks that he laughed to the first time he read it. But there is nothing funny about what's going on in the county that Jones polices. Bardem is an assassin hired to track …
Rating of
3.5/4
Review - No Country for Old Men (2007)
Delorted - wrote on 12/09/2007
Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) was a hunter who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time when he found a stash of heroin and a bag of $2.4 million in cash. Now he’s on the run from hired assassin Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) in “No Country for Old Men.”
What an interesting movie this is. It’s dramatic, suspenseful, and never once allows you to lose interest. The acting is worth it alone, but the story is very unique and extremely well told.
There are flaws, of course, but nothing serious enough to hurt the film in any way. I thought the writing was superb, but there were a couple minor details I found confusing. Still, the story is not that of your average movie, and the way it’s played out is even more interesting.
I believe “No Country for Old Men” is a …
Rating of
4/4
Some of the strongest performances of the year
patjohnson76 - wrote on 12/06/2007
Normally I'm not a fan of Coen films. I usually just don't get them. No Country for Old Men, however, is the exception. This is a brilliant film from start to finish as it traces 3 protagonists linked together by a drug deal gone bad. Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) is the man who finds a large sum of money, Chigurh (Javier Bardem) is the assassin hunting Moss, and Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) is the sheriff investigating. All three actors are excellent in their roles as the film reaches its dramatic climax and surprising conclusion.
I see some reviews complain about an unresolved ending, which I don't agree with at all. Granted, the end of the film took me by surprise, but when you focus on what was said and reflect back on the rest of the film, it's not unresolved at all.
Rating of
4/4
The best film of the year!
newmans_own - wrote on 11/10/2007
A brilliant film, due mainly in part to the astounding performances, especially from Bardem and Jones. As Chigurh, Bardem is at once terrifying and hilarious. His mannerisms in his interactions with various local folk and his night-stalking of Moss do not change, but once he reveals his weapon (maybe the most chill-inducing prop ever) his dry comic timing becomes serious, silent and horrifying. Jones is equally as impressive; he imbues his character with a weary, melancholy air that also proves hilarious and heart-wrenching. He delivers most of his lines with a dry bent that get most of the film’s laughs, yet when he muses about his own life, the film enters its most meaningful parts.
Aside from the suspenseful sequences with Chigurh, the film is a very muted affair; people …
