No Country for Old Men

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I had heard much of this movie in the past year, with many suggestions from people that it is a definite must see. Well, they were right! I bought it before watching it, heeding advice that it is a must-own must-see film. The Coen brothers brought the novel to life and included in it a beautiful cinematic overview of 1980 Texas. The acting was superb on all levels, and the ending is unlike any movie I have seen in a decade. If you haven't seen it, BUY IT! It is well worth it!

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No Country for Old Men

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I was so disgusted by the ending of this movie that I ordered the Cormac McCarthy novel and read it. -- In the movie, we see the sheriff looking down at a body in the morgue. In the book it is made clear that this is Moss's body. In the movie Chigurh is waiting for Moss's wife when she comes back from her mother's funeral and asks her to flip a coin to see whether she lives or dies. In the book we see him shoot her.
In both the movie and the book we don't see Chigurh after his car accident. In the book, the accident is followed by a long lucubration in italics which is extremely boring. The end of the movie you know: the movie drops the characters and the story and says THE END. -- For a man, the movie is enjoyable to watch until the awful ending. Men like action, men like violence. I don't imagine many women would like it.
The best I can say is that the Coen brothers made a watchable movie, avoiding their many bad habits. The movie is actually pointed at the viewer with the intention of gripping and entertaining, by comparison with the accustomed onanistic solipsism of the Coens. -- I did admire Chigurh's two philosophical remarks about the coins to be flipped. "The coin is from 1958; it took 22 years to get here." And later, to Moss's wife, "The coin got here the same way I did." I don't remember these lines from the book.

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No Country for Old Men

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This film was a surprise to me. First, I enjoyed other Coen films like Big Lebowski and Fargo but this had me re-examining those movies because of how great it was. It follows the story of three characters whose lives have been interwoven due to a botched drug deal which the viewer is only given a view of in the aftermath. You have the traditional good guy in Tommy Lee Jones trying to do what is best for the world, the non-traditional good guy in Josh Brolin who is trying to do what is best for himself, and the bad guy played by Javier Bardem whose performance was more than deserving for best supporting actor. This movie trumps There Will Be Blood only because it has three fantastic characters telling the story instead of one fantastic character in Daniel Plainview. It was a treat to help myself to Daniel Day-Lewis's performance, but it was three times the treat to watch this film. No Country For Old Men is one of those movies that hits every note right and if you don't like this film, your probably don't like many movies. The Blu-ray is a must buy for anyone who enjoyed this or any film.

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