The thing about a Coen Brothers movie is that they're almost always totally unpredictable. Dark comedy is on display one minute, the next it turns into a horror/thriller with all the fixings. They're masters of their confused craft, but biting into one of their flicks can be like taking a leap of faith. Here we have what can best be described as archetypal, classic Coen. It's a darkly funny, violent, perfectly suspenseful, and flawlessly cast tale of a man on the run from a very eccentric hitman. It's a thriller with all the fat trimmed and while the end result is more than a little quiet, this is a roundly excellent movie. It's finely tuned and wonderfully paced, while maintaining an excellent focus on its characters and settings. About the only thing I have to say against it is that the second half doesn't quite benefit from the stripped down style as well as the first, but even that's only half-hearted criticism. The Coen Brothers have put on a great show, and further proved that they're simply among the best in the business.
9 out of 10.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
No Country for Old Men (2007)
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My mom wants to know what year the movie takes place. She and my dad were arguing over the time because of the lack of cell phones and the cars and some of the other things. -jen
There's a funeral toward the end of the movie that has a death-date of the early 80s, or maybe even 1980, so I would say probably 79-80 for the whole film.
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