No Country For Old Men : A Confession

Tommy lee jones with his albanian accent, picturesque landscape of colorado and there could not have been a better start to this flick. The name stands out i.e. if you have not read the novel, I hadn't and frankly i was not impressed, but damn does it matter :) .....


3 minutes into it and you are engrossed, the most explosive starts that i have come across recently and after the serene beginning it Hits you and hard at that. The screenplay is fast and you are awestruck by "Javier Bardem", dont worry even i dint know who he was, but trust me after this he'll be hard to forget.

Enter Josh Brolin and the plot takes off at a supersonic speed and there is no dull moment for the next 60 minutes, you are riveted to your seat, scared of "Anton Chigurh" (charactor played by Javier Bardem) and his oxygen Cylinder :), the sheer madness in his eyes creeps you out, some of the scenes are shot so well that you actually want to be in the frame and help, such is his ruthlessness.The screenplay is pacey, the deaths gore, and the chase, captivating.

Though the end is perhaps a weak link, but that is the story's fault, Coen brother's do not disappoint even here. Tommy lee jones disappoints throughout the flick but if it were not for him the beginning and the end would not have been such masterpiece's.

Nominated for 8 oscars converted four, Not that i rate oscars very highly, 2006 fiasco was the latest disappointment, not that "the diparted" was a bad movie but "little miss sunshine" had so much more to say as the best movie, anyways without digressing much, hands down "No country for old men" is the best movie out of those nominated this year, the Coen brother's deservingly the best directors, but what amazed me was that javier bardem's role was much more than that of a supporting actor and that is why he should have been nominated for best actor category.

technicalities apart

"no country for old men" is a class act, deep characters, lots of drama, riveting thrill and a story that acts as the perfect glove for all the above, studded with brilliant acting this film sure is a must watch .

9/10


P.S : I would not be surprised if the "Oxygen Cylinder" becomes the latest rage amongst the mafia throughout the world.