Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon some dead bodies, a stash of heroin and more than $2 million in cash near the Rio Grande. But wait, if you want to know the real story behind the over-hyped move of the year, I’ll lay it out there for you.
The Truth :
An unmotivated, frightened and clueless Sheriff can’t deal with a killer sporting a Pete Rose haircut and a bad temper. Add the proud owner of a mobile home, who stumbles across 2 million dollars of drug money and the plot thickens. Or does it?
For some reason Javier Bardem who plays, Anton Chigurh, insists on killing random people on his quest to retrieve the missing drug money. Anton Chigurh is a special person, who can only best be described as the lost love child of Ishmael Boorg from “Kingpin”.
No Country for Old Men was boring from start to finish. I have no idea why the hype, the excitement, over such an uninspiring two hours of nothingness. A very slow moving film, with characters you lose interest in not long after the movie starts.
For some Javier Bardem reason won an Oscar for : Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role. Huh? Shouldn’t you actually have to have a credible amount of dialogue to be nominated for this award? Javier mumbles his way around the movie decently, but award worthy? Never.
The ending was perhaps the most disappointing aspect of this film. No questions answered, not one. I suppose I’m fine with this, because I really could care less anyways.
The Action :
For a movie labelled as a Drama, Thriller and a Western, you’d think No Country For Old Men would have plenty of it. It doesn’t. The odd shootup isn’t that exciting, I found it hilarious how the Coen brothers had to try and create a new weapon to kill with, to cover up the glaring holes in the story.
The Verdict :
You’ll rent this movie, because you’ve heard how great it was. You’ve read about the nominations and acclaim, you’ll figure I’m out to lunch in my review. You’ll discover what I did regarding this movie : No Country for Old Men was an average movie receiving acclaim in a year of weak movie releases.
Things I learned
- Don’t point and laugh at people with bad hair styles.
- If you find drug money, always look for a tracking device.
- People in trailers hide valuables underneath them.
- Pitbulls are no match for a .45 mm
- Always choose “heads” in a coin toss, if your life depends on it.
- Don’t expect a movie to wrap things up at the end.
Tags: Crime 2007, Drama 2007, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Thriller 2007, Tommy Lee Jones
A disappointing movie, with an even more disappointing movie. 3:10 to Yuma was 10x the movie this piece of crap was.
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Whenever I see Tommy Lee Jones, I think of his horrific role in Batman Returns, and I can’t take him seriously anymore.
No Country for Old Men was below average. The Coen brothers just throw stuff at you in random order, and for no particular reason.
The movie was like a suspense for people with ADD.
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