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4/4
Time as an Assasin
cacb3995 - wrote on 10/18/2017
No Country for Old Men is a 2007 neo-western/thriller directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on the novel of the same name by Cormac McCarthy and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin. This bleak, nihilistic tale tells a story of morality, causality, and the inevitability of death. One day while hunting, Llewelyn Moss finds the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong: most of the gang members dead and a briefcase containing 2 Million dollars. The only survivor begs Llewelyn for water, but he ignores him and leaves with the money. That night, haunted by guilt, he returns to the scene to deliver water to the dying man, only to find out that he’s already dead. This simple act of consciousness leads to his downfall, as it alerts the ruthless assassin Anton Chigurh (who is …
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4/4
Guess who shouldn't have won Best Picture!
memento_mori - wrote on 09/02/2013
Yes, by the title you may take away I didn't like No Country For Old Men. While it certainly didn't deserve its Oscars, and the status it holds now, there are aspects I enjoy of it.
The way the film's script unfolds is just pure genius. It seems more like an observation of a story than a story. Almost everything has already happened by the time Sheriff Bell studies the situations, and when we are in the shootings and events, the Coens have me at the edge of my seat.
What I think are two of the most important shots in the entire movie are the reflections of Anton and Sheriff Bell in the television at Llewellyn's trailer. During the shot, the Sheriff adds: 'He's (Llewellyn) certainly seen all the things I've seen and it's made an impression on him.'
That is an excellent line.
It …
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4/4
"No Country For Old Men" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 04/15/2012
A Texan welder stumbles across the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and helps himself to the $2 million in cash no-one is left alive to claim. Unfortunately he does not count on a single minded psychopathic killer with a tracking device...This film basically distills elements of all their best work and creates a cold and cynical statement on the state of man. Javier Bardem's character is the most chilling and amoral bastard you will ever see; on more than one occasion he reminded me of a terminator with bad hair, except more cold-blooded! The pursuit of the stolen money just leads to bloodshed and tragedy for all involved, many innocents dying for just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The underlying theme is the randomness of life; good things DO NOT happen to good people …
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3/4
No Country for Old Men review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 07/28/2011
A good, ot classic/great/perfect picture in this crtics mind. If you feel like a dark comedy, epic drama, western, crime flick, then this is for you. It seems more like a toned down Natural Born Killers with better character and dialogue. You have the hunted Lwelyn Moss (Josh Brolin), the wise Sheriff Ed Tom Bell (depicted superbly by Tommy Lee Jones) and one of the best villains onscreen Chigurh (Javier Bardem). It starts out with a briefcase filled with money was stolen by Moss, Chigurh chases him and the Sheriff tries to stop the antagonist. The plot was plain; the length was too long though the characters were larger than life. Set locations were really pleasant. The violence well portrayed. The suspense evidently present, fabulous acting, unexpected action and events fit …
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3/4
Tense? Chew rawhide.
Beyond Chaos - wrote on 06/12/2010
Joel & Ethan Coen's latest is easily an improvement on their sorrier, more recent offerings (Intolerable Cruelty, Ladykillers). But it's harder for me to tell you if it's the brothers' strongest since their magnum opus, The Big Lebowski (I at least half-liked O Brother, Where Art Thou? & The Man Who Wasn't There).
No Country For Old Men comes up short for me in one crucial area: its third act. This is one of those movies that doesn't really have a climax and yet putters along anyway for quite awhile before finally exiting stage right. The wind-up is unsatisfying and seems like it's married to the source novel too close for comfort (though I haven't read the book to be sure).
The dialogue remains tight and clever throughout but I didn't feel like the movie really delivered any kind …
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3.5/4
No Country for Old Men
The Movie Man - wrote on 05/13/2009
No Country for Old Men is an Intense and Brutal film that packs a wallop. The Coen Brothers have done it again, making a film that is unique to the core. It's very well made and performed by the entire cast. Wonderful direction and screenplay by the Coens. Wonderful scenery and scary situations. The cast is perfect with Josh Brolin getting a good performance in the lead, Kelly Macdonald as his wife, Woody Harrelson as a private investigator, Tommy Lee Jones as the sheriff (by personal favorite performance), and Javier Bardem as the bounty hunter of sorts, who is outstanding and there's no doubt in my mind that his character is one of the greatest villians in movie history. Although many people will disagree, I liked the ending, I thought it was the best for the film to end, letting the …
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4/4
No Country for Old Men starts Top 20 countdown....
Mr. B.K. Tinney - wrote on 05/02/2009
Adapted from the Cormac McCarthy novel of the same name, No Country for Old Men was brought to the screen masterfully by the Coen brothers and is one of the grittiest and well made films of the last quarter century. Set in the dusty mountains and terrain of West Texas, Llewelyn Moss (another fine showing by Josh Brolin- who has become extraordinary in his latest works) goes hunting near the Rio Grande and stumbles upon a drug deal gone bad including corpses galore and more importantly a satchel full of money. Academy-Award winner Javier Bardem plays the sociopath Anton Chigurh; the hired assassin sent to retrieve the money and begins an all out violent filled chase of Moss. Sherriff Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones cast perfectly) is the bewildered yet wise law that is a step behind Chigurh …
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3/4
The Most Overated Film I have Ever Seen
The SHC - wrote on 03/07/2009
When I heard this won Best Picture over Micheal Clayton, I thought it would be great, so I decided to watch it. Shit, that was bad idea. The movie has several flaws, most prominately in he screenplay. The dialogue is so incredibley boring, I think I fell asleep four times throughout the course of this two-hour movie. This surprised me, as I love the Coen Brother's movies, particularly Fargo and their most underated movie, Burn After Reading (that movie was hilariouse), and I always thought Ethan and Joel Coen were great screenwriters, from the interesting plot and character development in Fargo and hilariouse dark humor from Burn After Reading, I was more disapointed watching this movie than I was watching Gone With the Wind. At least Gone With the Wind was intersting and well …
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4/4
*Sarah* - wrote on 12/29/2008
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.
I manged to watch this whilst trawling through the internet for films to watch. Luckily I found it! And it's not even released in my country yet. I was not disappointed. No Country for Old Men is one hell of a film, so good I might have to re-rate some other films. For sure an American classic and yes this is a masterpiece. And no American Gangster is not what I first thought it was after watching it. This is the first Cohen brothers film that I've watched. I don't know how I have manged to not watch any of their films but I will now. No Country For Old Men is a character-driven masterpiece. I'm sure I will mention that again in this …
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3/4
No Country for Predictability
goodfellamike - wrote on 10/26/2008
The utter emptiness of the Texas desert is glorified in the opening scenes of No Country for Old Men, the Coen Brother’s latest violent, eccentric effort. As is the calm drawl of Sheriff Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) as he reminisces of a man he arrested for a senseless murder. Soon afterwards, more senseless murders plague the sheriff’s territory.
Llewellyn Moss (Josh Brolin, much more grown-up than he was in The Goonies) is out hunting for the day when he stumbles upon a drug deal gone awry. There are drugs, lots of trucks and just about everyone is dead (even the dog). After some quick thinking and knowledgeable tracking, Moss comes across the large sum of money that one of the wounded dealers walked away with and takes it for himself. This one act will bring him in contact …
