Review of No Country for Old Men (2007) by Mitchell S — 12 Jul 2017
Detached, antagonistic filmmaking - captivating like a force of nature. Full of great archetypal performances and with an ultra-realistic POV that combines the best elements of independent filmmaking with mainstream gravitas.
Javier Bardem brought all of his international passion and channeled it in the worst way possible: as a transcendent serial killer one step ahead of every righteous man on the planet. Anton Chigurh one-ups Mickey (and Mallory) Knox from Natural Born Killers (protagonists all the way) because this villain was an invincible antagonistic presence to not one but two heroes in Sheriff Bell and Llewelyn Moss. It's an incredible challenge to play such an evil and believable character, with such an absurd haircut.
This review of No Country for Old Men (2007) was written by Mitchell S on 12 Jul 2017.
No Country for Old Men has generally received very positive reviews.
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