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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 No Couhtry for old Men DVDReview created: 07/24/08 by: This is a good movie and a good deal to buy it. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Review ID: 10000000008068887 Was this review helpful? Report this review  Unbeatable combination.Wow! With the Coen brothers behind the camera, and Tommy Lee Jones in front of the lens, what else could you possibly expect? but... one teriffic movie. In my opinion, there are many actors whose appeal has faded because of being type cast too many times as the same perdictible character. Tommy Lee Jones is the exception. I never tire of seeing him playing a West Texas cowboy. I've seen most of his movies, and he has become one of my very favorite actors over the years. In No Country for Old Men, the rule isn't broken, but the direction the movie takes--keep in mind--is the product of the Coen Brothers. Thus, teriffic performances by a great cast, and a typical Coen movie (what a contridiction of terms!!!). In the final scene, I got the strangest urge to jump into the film, take a double barrell 12 and shoot that sorry SOB in his good arm. But that isn't possible, and like potato chips, one helping of this movie just isn't enough. So I watched it again. Review ID: 10000000008005266 Was this review helpful? Report this review Unlike any other movie I've seenThis movie didn't get much buzz until it was nominated for a ton of awards, and it's much deserving. It's about one guy chasing another guy, who's getting chased by some other guy, and it has an ending that not typical of most movies. Totally worth the $10 to own! Review ID: 10000000007951672 Was this review helpful? Report this review This movie was decent but not worthy of the OscarReview created: 07/03/08 by: each year I always buy the oscar winning best picture and hadnt seen this one in theaters so thought i would give it a try. decent film, but not Oscar worthy, but then again, i dont really know what was this year. Review ID: 10000000007786835 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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