No Country for Old Men (2007)

• Year: 2007
• Released: 21 Nov 2007
• Country: United States
• Adwords: Won 4 Oscars. 163 wins & 140 nominations total
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477348/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/No_Country_for_Old_Men
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/no-country-for-old-men
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English, Spanish
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 122 min
• Writer: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Cormac McCarthy
• Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
• Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin
• Keywords: based on novel or book, neo-noir, horror, psychopath, 1980s,

	8.2/10
	92/100
	93% – Critics
	86% – Audience

No Country for Old Men Storyline

1980, West Texas. While out hunting down by the US-Mexico border, good ol’ Texas boy Llewelyn Moss, a welder by day who lives in a trailer park in Sanderson with his wife Carla Jean, comes across what is a drug deal gone wrong. What he finds are all the players left at the scene dead or near death and a satchel filled with $2 million which he takes, despite knowing that someone will be looking for the money and is probably willing to kill for it. As such, he not only tries to protect himself in the process of trying to find out who will be after the money, but also Carla Jean by sending her away. A person hired to retrieve the money is Anton Chigurh, who indeed will kill anyone, including innocent bystanders, necessary to get to his end goal, with a high pressure air pistol his weapon of choice especially as it leaves no bullet as evidence. Chigurh, in deciding who should live or die in his day to day life, also uses his own psychopathic set of principles. Chirgurh quickly learns that Moss has the money and is on the run. Also on both their trails is Terrell County Sheriff Ed Tom Bell and his naive deputy Wendell. Bell, a third generation sheriff, has of late contemplated his professional future solely because of the notion that he and his like have not been able to do anything to control the increasing violence of the region. Bell finds evidence that Moss has the money and that someone, who has left a trail of carnage behind him, is after Moss and the money. As such, Bell tries to find Moss solely to protect him from whoever is after him. One other person added to the mix is Carson Wells, hired by the same person that hired Chigurh also to retrieve the money, as their employer feels that Chigurh has gotten out of control. Wells knows Chigurh well and knows that he will not take too kindly to anyone else brought in on his job.

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What’s the most money you ever lost on a coin toss?

Opinions do look to be sharply divided on this typically interesting effort for the Coen brothers. Some hail it a masterpiece, others don’t see the appeal at all. While this viewer doesn’t quite fit into the former camp, he will say that it’s one of the more unconventional examples of crime fiction that one is likely to see. It’s much more of a character piece than anything, with some grisly scenes of violence here and there. Based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy, it centres around three characters, one being a poor hunter named Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin), who one day stumbles into the aftermath of some drug deal gone horribly wrong. He finds $2 million on the scene and impulsively decides to keep the money for himself, while a mysterious, creepy, sadistic stranger named Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) tracks him down, porting a unique pressurized air weapon. Somewhat involved is a weary Texas sheriff, Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), who’s unsettled by what he sees as the changing times. Now, granted, what’s going to test the patience of some of the viewers are some of the monologues; this isn’t for people who want a straightforward story and who are turned off by philosophical musings. One can hardly fail to notice how low key most of this narrative is; even in the more intense scenes there’s never really a sense of urgency. On the plus side, what we do get are some excellent character moments from the solid star trio of Brolin, Bardem, and Jones. The supporting cast is equally impressive – Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Tess Harper, Barry Corbin, Stephen Root, and Beth Grant. The Coens work with some of their reliable prior collaborators such as composer Carter Burwell and cinematographer Roger Deakins. All things considered, “No Country for Old Men” may not be to all tastes, and does require some patience on the part of the viewer. It also doesn’t resolve itself in the way one might expect for this genre, and might prove to be less than satisfactory in this regard for some of those watching. There’s one fantastic confrontation near the end, but the film closes, curiously enough, after a monologue by Bell about a dream he’s had. How much or how little all of this works will be up to the individual viewer. In any event, the actors are all fantastic, especially Bardem, and they make the journey worthwhile. Eight out of 10.

It’s funny how the best Coen Brothers movies never win the Oscars!

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN is a very good movie, however, like FARGO, it received tons of attention from the Oscars even though I don’t think either rank among the Coen Brothers’ best films. I know this sounds very radical, but I have seen all of their films and don’t think either film is as good or creative as OH BROTHER WHERE ART THOU? or THE HUDSUCKER PROXY or RAISING ARIZONA or THE MAN WHO WASN’T THERE. Now OH BROTHER did at least some attention from the Oscars, but not nearly as much as the first two mentioned–even though OH BROTHER is amazing and a very easy film to see multiple times.

As far as acting goes, it was very good all the way around. Josh Brolin was just fine, Javier Bardem was even scarier than the Biker of the Apocalypse in RAISING ARIZONA and Tommy Lee Jones really came off best of the three in a very subdued but likable role.

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN is not a comedy, so people expecting laughs will sure be in for a surprise when they see this film. Instead, it’s a very bloody, tense and occasionally difficult to watch suspense film that pays off in most every way except for a very unsatisfying ending. Even though I dislike violent films, I must admit that NO COUNTRY sure handled it amazingly well and kept my attention. It certainly was directed exceptionally well. I just hope its success doesn’t encourage the Coen’s to abandon comedy–which, I think, is much more their forte.

Well, considering this film has 50000002 reviews so far, I think I’ll stop here. Suffice to say it’s a very good film but certainly NOT a film to let your kids see due to its very, very graphic violence.

A masterpiece, albeit a flawed one

No Country for Old Men is not necessarily the Coen Brothers’ best movie, I consider Barton Fink, Fargo, Miller’s Crossing and The Big Lebowski better. However it is a great movie, I’d go as far to say it is my definition of a flawed masterpiece(the only other movie I’ve given that definition to is The Magnificent Ambersons). So why do I call it a flawed masterpiece rather than a masterpiece full stop? Well actually right up to the last twenty minutes, the film was the latter rather than the former. If the last twenty minutes had not felt like a completely different movie, it would’ve stayed like that. As is the case with all the Coen Brothers’ movies, No Country for Old Men is very well made with impressive cinematography, editing and settings. The story is compelling, the direction superb and the script most of the time taut, funny, thrilling and exciting. Josh Brolin and Tommy Lee Jones are excellent in this film, but if I have to give an award to best performance of the film, it would be Javier Bardem in a villainous role that is menacing and chillingly effective. Overall, a great movie but due to the final twenty minutes it just loses out to that extra something. 9/10 Bethany Cox