No Country For Old Men
Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Produced by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Scott Rudin
Written by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Cormac McCarthy (Novel)
Starring Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones, Kelly Macdonald, Woody Harrelson
No Country For Old Men "AWESOME" Trailer
Notes
- This movie never explicitly really states what's happening. I feel like I had to deduce a bunch of stuff on my own. So... that threw me off a bit.
- Dude! Tallahassee is in this movie! Alas, no zombies to kill. (Yeah I saw Zombieland a couple weeks ago.)
- There's pretty much no music in this movie, so you audiophiles should, uh, hear elsewhere.
- Josh Brolin ALMOST looked like Paul Rudd. Too bad it wasn't Paul Rudd.
- There were actually a couple funny parts! THANK YOU.
- If you're looking for guns in Texas, look for dead Mexican bodies, because they usually have guns. (Uh... not meant to sound racist.)
- The U.S./Mexico border in 1980 kinda sucked when it came to security.
- Those who want to see gunshot wounds.
- Those who want nightmares of Javier Bardem.
- Those who like to think about stuff. Deeply.
- Those who enjoy any of the actors.
- Cowboys.
- Impatient people.
- Those who are expecting an exciting thriller.
- Casual movie-goers.
Let me first say this: This movie is a drama. There are some elements of thrill and horror, but above all else, it is a drama. That being said, the ending went totally over my head (spoilers coming). There wasn't really any climax, the last scene was just Tommy Lee Jones talking... it's almost as bad as the ending of The Red Pony. I don't care if you want lemonade, boy!
But the movie, for the most part, was well done - I greatly admire the Coen Brothers' non-traditional style of filming. The acting was top-notch (especially Javier Bardem as Chigurh), the setting was gorgeous, and a few key scenes made it worth a viewing. As for a SECOND viewing? ...Maybe not for another 30 years.
