No Country For Old Men [2007] - Paramount Home Entertainment

no country for old mn

a great movie right up to the last 15 minutes, left me dissapointed and feeling cheated. heres a tip hollywood, every story should have an ending, it makes it so much more enjoyable for the viewer. you know the one whom the movie is made for.

Simply superb...

...but I'm sure it'll go over the heads of many. How anyone could give this 1 star is astonishing!

If good westerns were made today!

After hearing plenty said about this movie, I finally settled down with the popcorn to watch it. As the closing credits rolled, the popcorn sat untouched on the arm of my sofa, saved from its fate by my open mouthed appreciation of this engrossing work of art.
Played out in the opening like a spaghetti western and with less dialogue than Arnie used in the first Terminator film, you will follow this murderous psychopath from one scene to the next tensing with every spine chilling set piece that the brothers Coen push in our direction.
No Country for Old Men is an atypical thriller in that format and formula are conspicuous by their absence and surely this masterpiece is better for it.
In my own humble opinion, the lead 'baddy' would be even more suitable in a full blown horror movie and the depth of the actor's (Javier Bardem) talents are deep indeed. I fully intend to search out a list of his credits to see if he has been this good in any other films.
Thinking about it though; I may not sleep so well tonight.

Lost a star for the ending.

Most of the reviewers have already pointed out about the ending to this film. I don't care if people think i 'missed the point', i thought the ending fizzled out and left me unsatisfied. Which is a shame because up until that point the film was great! it flowed at a decent pace, had some nail biting moments and some great action scenes. I know it was based on a book but sadly i don't feel inclined to read the book after watching the film. It was entertaining and i can cope with some of the loose ends but just feel the last 20 mins really ruined what up until that point was a great film.

p.s the assassins haircut is truly awful!

Wait... that's it?

This movie won't so neatly divide as much as it will dissect it's viewing audience, which is as it should be, a good movie will force you to think about it as you leave, a great movie might have you thinking about it long after you've left.

I watched this movie on it's release in UK cinemas, and was expecting a western given no prior knowledge about it, and so I entered the cinema with no real interest given I'm no fan of the western.
I walked from the cinema almost 6 months ago, realising my assumptions were wrong, utterly wrong.

I still think about it on occassion. The movie beguiled me upon first watch, and still does with repeat viewings.

It's not for the fact that Tommy Lee-Jones, plays an ineffable novelty texan with panache and a touch of parody that makes his character all the more likeable, or Josh Brolin's modern cowboy, also with a bare hint of parody.
It's not even Kelly MacDonalds flawless performance as Josh Brolin's wife, or the light comedy relief of Beth Grant as Kelly MacDoanlds bolshy and humourless and inadvertently (to herself at least) comical mother, nor is it Woddy Harrelson's breif but important appearance playing... Well, Woody Harrelson in a ten gallon if I'm honest

Some would say it's Javier Bardem's character, the ultra psycopathic, unhinged but so confidently assured of his own warped virtues 'Anton Chirgurh' (watch that character name go down in movie legend), skulking around the landscape in doggedly single minded pursuit of goal.

While all these characters contribute massively to the movie's appeal (it probably is worth watching for that alone), it is the unexpected twist that makes the movie so special.

The application of pure, harsh realism to the end of the movie is what has kept me thinking of the movie, and subsequently giving it repeat airings.
It will make you think and think, and if it doesn't, then I guess you didn't appreciate the stark beauty of this movie for what it was, so quick! go watch it some more.