Review of No Country for Old Men (2007) by Andrew B — 03 Dec 2015
The plot has been done before many times. Someone comes in possession of something that is not theirs. The people who it belongs to find out who has what they want and they go after them. The infamous cat and mouse game in movies.
Even Tom and Jerry were doing it. No Country for Old Men is certainly not Tom and Jerry, in fact in is not the same old usual cat and mouse game either. It is violent, rugged, dark, and strangely humorous movie all at the same time.
I love listening to dialogue in movies and trying to see how authentic the dialogue by the characters is. No Country for Old Men quite possibly have the best dialogue in any movie I have ever seen. The Coen Brothers follow Cormac McCarthy's book pretty much to a tee.
Javier Bardem gives one of the best performances of the last 20 years without showing any emotion at all. His character is so calm and matter of fact that its scary. Obviously underneath the calm stoic exterior he is a violent sociopathic murderer who enjoys killing people in different ways, this is one guy you do not want hunting you down.
Tommy Lee Jones gives one of the best performances of his career playing the town Sheriff who is closely following the situation at hand. Yes this movie has a slow and deliberate place but it is highly entertaining.
It took home a bunch of Oscars including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for Bardem.
This review of No Country for Old Men (2007) was written by Andrew B on 03 December 2015.
No Country for Old Men has generally received very positive reviews.
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