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All rights reserved.No Country for Old Men (2008, DVD)
| Movie Description NEW YORK PREMIERE AT NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL 2007 IN THEATRES NOVEMBER 9, 2007 (Limited) The Coen Brothers return to form with this dark film that deftly melds the western and crime thriller genres. When Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and finds a bag full of money, he becomes the target for a creepy killer (Javier Bardem). With NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, the Coen Brothers have found a perfect match in Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy. Their adaptation of McCarthy's praised novel is a staggering masterpiece. In this almost impossibly faithful adaptation, the film takes place in a small Texas border town in 1980. Sheriff Bell (a never-been-better Tommy Lee Jones) has ruled the land for years without the use of a gun, but a new brand of reckless lawlessness has taken over his town. Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) is an innocent Everyman with a devoted wife, Carla Jean (Kelly Macdonald), but when he stumbles across a drug deal gone deadly and finds two million dollars, he's determined to keep it for himself. There's only one problem. He's being pursued by one of the most amoral, evil psychopaths that the big screen has ever seen. Wearing an absurd haircut and brandishing a pressurized weapon that's used to murder cattle, Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) creeps forward on his mission to track Moss down and return the money to its rightful owners to save his own skin. As the tension mounts, the body count begins to rise, confirming Sheriff Bell's inability to battle this new wave of modern brutality. The most striking thing about the Coen Brothers' thriller is their masterly use of silence to create an almost unbearable level of tension. Cinematographer Roger Deakins is once again at the top of his game, beautifully capturing this stark and lonely world. The well-rounded cast is clearly excited to be a part of such a stellar production--particularly Bardem, whose Chigurh is a freakishly mysterious monster, and is certain to haunt viewers long after the final credit has rolled. In a career filled with striking achievements, this might very well be the Coen Brothers' finest. It is filmmaking at its best.
Editorial Reviews Box Office - Richard Mowe (11/01/2007) Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (11/15/2007) New York Times - A. O. Scott (11/09/2007) USA Today - Claudia Puig (11/09/2007) Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum (11/16/2007) Total Film - Jamie Graham (01/01/2008) Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (11/09/2007) Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (12/27/2007) Uncut - Michael Bonner (02/01/2008) Empire - Ian Nathan (02/01/2008) Sight and Sound - Ben Walters (02/01/2008) Ultimate DVD - Ultimate DVD Staff (05/01/2008) Awards 2007Academy AwardsBest Adapted ScreenplayEthan Coen, 2007Academy AwardsBest Adapted ScreenplayJoel Coen, 2007Academy AwardsBest DirectorEthan Coen, 2007Academy AwardsBest DirectorJoel Coen, 2007Academy AwardsBest Picture, 2007Academy AwardsBest Supporting ActorJavier Bardem | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||
Top Reviews  No Country for Old Men 10 of 10 people found this review helpful. I absolutely loved this movie, so much that I've seen it 4 times. This is a typical Coen Brothers movie, much in the same class as Fargo or even Raising Arizona where as there's much talking and dry, dark humor in between the action and excessive violence. But what makes this movie fantastic are Brolin and Bartram. Both of their charecter's are played to the hilt and from two seperate sides of the fence. Brolin is the good old boy cowboy/blue collar guy who stumbles across a drug deal gone wrong and a satchel full of money. With all the participants in the deal dead or near death, he does what every intelligent American would do, take the money and lay low. Unfortunately for him, his identity is discovered (because he offers one of the dying drug dealers water when he stupidly returns to the scene of the crime)and then the movie becomes a cat and mouse chase, with the cold blooded killer Bartram hot on Brolin's tail. I don't want to spoil the movie if you haven't seen it but Bartram is incredible as a psycho homicidal killer who is both scary and innovated in his killing ways. The blood and gore are filmed both close up and graphically, so it's not for those with weak stomachs. If I can say anything negative about the film, it's the open ending to the film and not having the knowledge of what happens to Bartram's charecter. Even with those factors, the film is both mesmerizing and stylish, and I give it two thumbs up for all those who like both the Coen brothers and shoot-em up intelligent films. Don't miss this one ! If you liked Fargo, you'll love this one !!!!!!!!!!!!! Review ID: 10000000006329494 Was this review helpful? Report this review Reviews  To muchReview created: 08/26/08 by: This movie was just horrible, The story line was ok and easy to follow. Just way way to much violance, people are killed in this movie from start to finish. It was a waste of my money and time. Do your self a favor buy something else. Review ID: 10000000008461137 Was this review helpful? Report this review Great MovieReview created: 08/16/08 by: staichillin ( 5 ) 0 of 1 people found this review helpful. I first seen the movie in the theater, and loved it. It had a really good story that held the suspense all through out the flick. Great movie to watch, but not with the ladies unless she's into thrillers. Review ID: 10000000008367557 Was this review helpful? Report this review One of the BEST Thrillers by the Coen Brothers, a mustReview created: 08/11/08 by: This Thriller is truly an instant "Must See". It is so well produced! Authentic and such a plausible plot in the setting of West Texas. It is a simple plot with complex twists. So well acted that you are "sucked" into the plot. Hoping for the innocent locals, but realizing they are caught up into a situation where they are clearly overmatched. They cannot escape their inevitable fate!! Review ID: 10000000008320980 Was this review helpful? Report this review  Hyper violent-oh yeah!I bought this dvd because it won awards and was a largely top rated movie from the critics. It has a lot of action and plenty of gore and violence. It has some slow parts too-usually with Tommy Lee Jones, but his performance was excellent too. It moved along very well and had a few parts that make you laugh. It was filmed in such a way that it wasn't like other films of it's genre and had many interesting shots and angles. The Coen brothers are usually good like that. I like many others didn't like how it ended, but overall it was a good flick. B+ or A- Review ID: 10000000008307769 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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