No Country for Old Men

I'm a big fan of the Coen Brothers, but I wasn't exactly a huge fan of their last two films. Their latest, is easily one of their best, and that's saying something. No Country for Old Men is told in a very simple, straightforward, and clean way. That's why it's so effective. Also, as the film progresses they make some choices that will surprise you and I found them invigorating. The story is simple; A man, Llewelyn Moss is out hunting and he comes across a bloodbath, a shitload of heroin and 2 million dollars in cash. He takes it. The Coens have made a few movies about people who take something that doesn't belong to them and the consequences they face. Moss faces one of the most memorable screen villians I've ever seen. Played to perfection by Javier Bardem, Anton Chigurh, is a cold, relentless killer sent to track down the money and the man who took it. Their cat and mouse chase is taut and nail biting. The film is quietly simmering. You can smell the violence and danger and you fear for Llewelyn immediately because you know, as well as he does actually, that he is, in a word, fucked. I saw this film a week ago and their are scenes that have not left my brain and lines of dialogue that echo in my head. The work in and on the film is terrific. The Coens adapted the screenplay from a book by the same name from author Cormac McCarthy. Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Kelly MacDonald and Tommy Lee Jones are give excellent performances and as usual, one of my favorite DP's shot the shit out of this film. Roger Deakins work is striking and the visuals are a character of their own in the film.

I truly can't recommend this enough.