No Country For Old Men (DVD)

Llewelyn Moss is out hunting when he stumbles across a drug deal gone badly wrong; lots of dead bodies, a huge stash of drugs, and a case containing two million dollars. Instead of reporting the crime, Llewelyn simply walks away from the crime scene, taking the case full of money with him. This of course leads to all sorts of trouble, when Anton Chigurh goes after the Llewelyn, the case full of money, and anyone who gets in his way. Llewelyn is played by Josh Brolin (Grindhouse) and whilst his acting was good, the character itself seemed to lack, well, any character! He was set up to be somehow the hero of the whole thing, perhaps in the way in which we root ...  Read the complete review

I have missed the whole Coen Brothers fascination thing, I saw Raising Arizona which I found average, Miller's Crossing passed the time, The Hudsucker Proxy made me smile....Once, and from this point on I bothered no more. I missed Fargo, Intolerable Cruelty, The Big Lebowski and mercifully Oh Brother Where Art Thou which looked like my idea of a fresh hell; and to be perfectly honest with you I'm not sorry. But something made me want to see No Country For Old Men, from across the pond came the word that No Country For Old Men was THE FILM of the year, and everyone is predicting that Javier Bardem will walk away with the best actor Oscar this coming spring. So I ventured ...  Read the complete review

Well having seen an early screening of this film I felt that I had to write a review about "No Country for Old Men". Having been a huge fan of the Coen brothers for a long time, whose other films include Fargo and The Big Lebowski I felt I had to see this film, and boy was I pleased. The film in my opinion is perhaps the darkest film to come out since "seven" starring Brad Pitt. The nature of the film makes it a thriller, but more to the point a physiological film were viewers actually feel the realness of the characters the settings and the direction the directors have taken. This review will give a basic plot outline, which may contain some ...  Read the complete review

I can't believe all the hype that has surrounded this movie. "No Country" was a major disappointment for me. To be honest, I was looking forward to seeing this so much, as all the basic elements were there to make a great film, being a fan of stories about good versus evil, and having loved just about every Coen brother's effort until their most recent offerings such as the remake of Ladykillers. The first half of the film is pretty mindblowing, and the performances of Javier Bardem and most of the cast are very impressive. Bardem gives the best portrayal of pure unadulterated evil that I can recall since Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter. He was ...  Read the complete review

When Llewelyn Moss comes across a drug deal gone wrong, his first reaction isn't to help the one man he finds still alive, but to make off with the huge pile of cash he finds in a briefcase. It soon becomes clear, however, that the person who owns the money wants it back; not only that, but he is prepared to gun Llewelyn down as soon as look at him. The man in question is called Anton Chigurh, and he is prepared to chase Llewelyn to the ends of the earth in order to get his money back. Llewelyn flees, after ensuring that his wife is somewhere safe. In the meantime, Sheriff Ed Tom Bell is in charge of the investigation into Chigurh's many crimes. Will he manage to get to ...  Read the complete review