No Country for Old Men (Book) Reviews

 All of the acting was amazing and unforgettable, especially the evil villain, cold + calculating force of what I would term as death or the grim reaper- played by Javier Bardem. He was, in many ways, all-knowing, almost omnipotent in presence.    

This character known as, Anton Chigurh, was one of the most bone-chilling, sinister, and without feeling- of characters I have seen in recent years. He made your skin crawl. He was like a machine. The only comparison I can conjure up- is that it was reminiscent to the way I felt when I first viewed The Terminator - when that kind of terror...

The cast in "No Country for Old Men" was great.  There was a lot surprising twists and turns and plenty of shooting but the story line was little to be desired.  I mean come on, drugs, money, and theft.  The only difference with this movie than any other drug movie was it was based on older characters rather than your typical younger drug cartel. 

Javier Bardem was amazing, I have to admit that I have never seen him in anything else but he had me convinced in his character.  He totally made the movie and scared the wits out of you, he was totally ruthless.  Except in his merciful coin-flip,...

For movie fans, the arrival of a new film by Joel and Ethan Coen is always cause for celebration. Their work is consistently interesting – the brothers pepper their screenplays with sharp twists and quirky humor, and they know how to engage an audience with sound, imagery and camera movement in a style distinctly their own.

No Country for Old Men is a return to the Texas noir territory of their debut effort Blood Simple (1984), another modern day western full of well weathered characters and sudden pulpy violence. It has a bit of the Coen brand of dark comedy, but this is not a rural crime romp...