No Country for Old Men (2007)

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

A Major Disappointment

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Good. Overrated, like always with the Cohen Brothers. Its good and smart. But not as smart as the writers think, and the action is tiresome, really.

The only, only reason to see this is as a showcase for Bardem's performance. And maybe some of the cinematography and killings.Bolton does well, but it's meaningless, his character dies OFF SCREEN! Thanks for nothing.Jones is Sad. A sherfiff who should have retired. He does nothing but talk and put people to sleep with his philosophy. GARBAGE. Starts with his voice over. We see him at a coffee/diner speaking crap about life. We see him speaking to some fat/big hat about nothing. We see him speaking to some dude in a wheelchair with cats, about nothing. He doesn't do his job. He doesn't catch the killer. Doesn't save lives. And the film ends with him retired, bored, has nothing to do, speaking to his wife about dreams he had. Great! Not. Jones is Sad.The story is nonsense. At first I thought it was about some serial killer, Bardem. This guy kills indiscriminately. Even for fun. Then no. A drug deal gone wrong, everybody is dead except one guy dying asking for water. Bolton, a retired loser, while hunting deer comes across the killing field, steels 2 million dollars of drug money. Goes home, sends his wife to stay with her mother, then like a dumbass goes back to bring water to the dying guy, who is already dead. At this point some other drug dealers chase after him and wounding him. Ok, still with me? Bardem, the psychopath serial killer also doubles as a hitman for the drug cartel. He's hired to get the money back. He kills his employers. Kills random people for their vehicles, way to be inconspicuous. The Employers then hire Woody to get the money. Where did this idiot come from? Seriously! More than an hour into this mess we see a shot of Woody. Why? Tons of killing. Woody is killed. Bolton is killed off screen and so is his wife. Then out of freaking nowhere, Bardem while driving, a car crashes into him. He walks out with his left arm bone sticking out. He bribes a couple of kids on a bike to keep quiet and walks away into the sunset.Then we see Jones with his wife at the breakfast table speaking of boredom and dreams and just plain sleep inducing nonsense.As stated earlier the only reason to see this movie is for Bardem's performance. Decent acting and scenes. But still not great. If you like this kind of stuff I would recommend an early 70s film Scream Bloody Murder.The story is garbage. In the middle of chasing after Bolton, Bardem barges into an office and kills his employer. Where the hell did this come from. Bolton is killed off screen. I'm not even sure if Bardem killed him. After spending an entire film with these characters, we are left with a dud. If you're going to kill off Bolton, how about making it like in the middle shootout with Bardem where both are hit. The only way I can recommend this movie is if you're studying film and reading the reviews. At first my rating was a B-, 6 stars. Then after reading the reviews and realizing the mess of a story, real rating is a 5, C. 1 star given for balance.

To be fair this was the 2nd product I've seen by Coen Brothers (after Fargo TV series) and the first movie with Javier Bardem I've seen. There wasn't too much dialogue, but the story tells it all. That's something I actually like, personally. All the dialogue occurs in the movie has a reason & also a meaning behind them. For the characters, there are three person we see the most: a hunter who accidentaly finds the money from a drug deal gone wrong, a sheriff who goes after the case and a hitman who's been sent to bring the money back. I can't say there was a prior protagonist to follow. Movie mostly focuses on each main character equally (maybe slightly more on Anton Chigurh).I must say I really liked the performances. Easily one of the best movies ever, but it's up to you to decide if you like it or not. I highly recommend it.10/10

This western noir film from the Coen brothers is not that bad. The cinematography is great, as is usual with Roger Deakins who has cooperated once more with the Coen Brothers. I also like the minimalist score, which created a suspencefull atmosphere and is nice for a change as many films have a very noticable score, diverting at least some attention from the film itself and giving cues to the viewer as to what is happening (which sometimes is too comfortable). The actors do a very good job, even Josh Brolin who I normally dislike. Javier Bardem does an especially good job as the figurative 'angel of death'. The main problems mainly lie in the actual story. While I personally do appreciate and like the unusual story strucutre and the anticlimactic ending, many people don't and see it as a flaw. However I do see quite some flaws in the plot and in the characters. Besides a few plotholes (as I see them) I just don't see the point of certain characters (especially Woody Harrelson) in terms of their contribution to the story and the themes of the film. They are basically pure decoration to the story and could have been excludes without effect on the story. Furthermore while I find the themes of the film to be intriguing their depiction could have been better and have not been deeply explored. I have seen better films tackling such themes as coincidence, chance, morality and nihilism. On a side note, I find the depiction of Mexico to be rather stereotypical (and not in an ironic way). Some people have metioned this film has a (stong) comedic side which I can't confirm, I only laughed two or three timed throughout the film. For anyone who can't see blood, this may not be your type of film. Having said all this, I did enjoy watching this movie and I wasn't bored.