No Country for Old Men (2007)
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
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just watch it!
i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
If you want a movie about a likable but menacing hero (or perhaps antihero), then this is a movie for you. An effective agent of fate, Javier Bardem's character does not care what you think about his haircut or his ways. What he cares about are rules. But not your rules, he has a set of his own, just like in his world, he has the coolest haircut there is. And he wears it with confidence. The same confidence he executes his tagets, who have it coming. One way or the other, on the flip of a coin. And his ways are memorable, you have to give him that. This angel of death plays some sort of cat and mouse game, but this is not a man, this is a sublime being, and he is magnificent, inspiring awe. Cant say awesome since this word is ruined in the English language, but in 1940s, it would have been the most appropriate way to describe what the actor Bardem delivers. This is a must see movie...
To be fair this was the 2nd product I've seen by Coen Brothers (after Fargo TV series) and the first movie with Javier Bardem I've seen. There wasn't too much dialogue, but the story tells it all. That's something I actually like, personally. All the dialogue occurs in the movie has a reason & also a meaning behind them. For the characters, there are three person we see the most: a hunter who accidentaly finds the money from a drug deal gone wrong, a sheriff who goes after the case and a hitman who's been sent to bring the money back. I can't say there was a prior protagonist to follow. Movie mostly focuses on each main character equally (maybe slightly more on Anton Chigurh).I must say I really liked the performances. Easily one of the best movies ever, but it's up to you to decide if you like it or not. I highly recommend it.10/10
A gritty and grim movie about bad stuff happening to relatively ok people.. Javier Bardem plays a villain with the stupidest haircut ever, I guess that's the downside of being as menacing as he is, nobody dares to tell you... features a coin flip more dramatic than many "thrillers" and "dramas" put together!
No Country For Old Men Review The 2007 film No Country For Old Men is in my opinion one of the best films ever made but also comes with a true to life meaning. Directed by the Coen Brothers,No Country For Old Men is based on the 2005 novel written by Cormac Mccarthy.The entire film takes place Primarily on the southwest Texas and Mexico border in the 1980's.The story revolves mainly around three characters Llewellyn Moss (Josh Brolin),Sheriff Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones)and last but not least Anton Chigurgh (Javier Bardem).The story premise of the film is mainly about Moss the cowboy coming across a large sum of money from a Mexican drug deal gone wrong and running with it later realizing that there is no clean getaway as he is hunted by Anton Chigurgh a psychopathic assassin employed to retrieve the money stopping at nothing to get it taking many lives along the way. Sheriff Tom Bell steps into investigate and also keep Moss and his wife Carla Jean(Kelly Macdonald)safe realizing the dangers of the situation. The overall tone of the movie is dark and suspenseful with a few action scenes and very well done acting and dialogue from the characters offering humor and suspense. The film did not include a soundtrack which actually added to the suspense and dark tone of the movie especially in action scenes. The film ran smoothly between changing scenes and camera angles. The films overall message is up for interpretation, in my opinion the message I kept receiving was life and time keeps going and you cannot stop what is coming. Sheriff Bell an aging man who comes from a long line of Sheriffs is having a difficult time adapting to modern and changing times. Throughout the movie he is investigating a crime he has never seen before and is beyond his control and understanding. The moral is one day our society could be out of our understanding and that this country really is No Country For Old Men.