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No Country For Old Men [2007]
from Paramount Home Entertainment
starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Kelly MacDonald, Stephen Root
directed by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Features:

• PAL

Editorial Review:

The Coen brothers make their finest thriller since Fargo with a restrained adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel. Not that there aren't moments of intense violence, but No Country for Old Men is their quietest, most existential film yet. In this modern-day Western, Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) is a Vietnam veteran who needs a break. One morning while hunting antelope, he spies several trucks surrounded by dead bodies (both human and canine). In examining the site, he finds a case filled with $2 million. Moss takes it with him, tells his wife (Kelly Macdonald) he's going away for awhile, and hits the road until he can determine his next move. On the way from El Paso to Mexico, he discovers he's being followed by ex-special ops agent Chigurh (an eerily calm Javier Bardem). Chigurh's weapon of choice is a cattle gun, and he uses it on everyone who gets in his way--or loses a coin toss (as far as he's concerned, bad luck is grounds for death). Just as Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), a World War II veteran, is on Moss's trail, Chigurh's former colleague, Wells (Woody Harrelson), is on his. For most of the movie, Moss remains one step ahead of his nemesis. Both men are clever and resourceful--except Moss has a conscious, Chigurh does not (he is, as McCarthy puts it, "a prophet of destruction"). At times, the film plays like an old horror movie, with Chigurh as its lumbering Frankenstein monster. Like the taciturn terminator, No Country for Old Men doesn't move quickly, but the tension never dissipates. This minimalist masterwork represents Joel and Ethan Coen and their entire cast, particularly Brolin and Jones, at the peak of their powers. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• A movie classic
  I recently watched this film and I was really impressed by it!
  I've seen so many bad reviews about this film and I had doubts about buying it but I did and I'm so glad now!
  People have been complaining about the ending on this film. I think it's great, although nothing much happens. There's so many films that end with a massive exploding finale but this one was pretty calm.
  If you enjoyed the film then I'd recommend you reading the book which the film was based on by Cormac Mccarthy.more info

• Who, what, where, when, why?
  I watched this film 'cold', without looking at trailers and reading reviews or 'the book'. So her is my lasting impression.
  The characters were excellent and the story moved through action sequences and general dialogue without a pre-set pattern so, in short, the viewer could be shocked at any moment. This was used to great effect in many scenes, to the benefit of the storyline, until the 'end' of the film.
  However, after watching almost everything there was to see, then getting ready for some... more info

• HAUNTING, ATMOSPHERIC AND BRUTAL....
  A thoroughly engrossing picture, with a perfect running time of just under 2 hours! A strong plot, memorable characters, and naturalistic acting are complimented by stunning photography, haunting Mid West locations and a suitably minimalist score.
  Yes, it is very violent but it never descends into an OTT gore fest, and the action levels are at probably the same as a Training Day or a Reservoir Dogs; short, sharp and sudden.
  It's a very quiet movie at times, bursting into life at often unexpected... more info

• Starts well but veers into uncertain territory towards the end
  This film had a lot of hype surrounding it, so I decided go ahead and watch the DVD edition, knowing little about the film except that it is made by the (in)famous Coen brothers.
  I thought the film started off very well, seemed to have a good plot structure in which the main character, Moss, finds the $2 million proceeds of a drug deal that has gone wrong out in the desert. He is eventually followed by a psychopath, Chigurh, who follows him to Mexico (by using the tracker attached to the money),... more info

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