Review of No Country for Old Men (2007) by Nick A — 11 Feb 2014
This is one of the most finely crafted films I've ever seen. The Coens just get everything right: the locations, the actors, the mood, the lack of music, the cat-and-mouse pacing. They made the right choice by sticking very closely to the Cormac McCarthy novel and allowing the film to succeed on the strength of McCarthy's words instead of their own.
they also made the right choice of casting the at-the-time virtually unknown Javier Bardem as the film's psychopathic antagonist Anton Chigurh. His performance earned him an Academy Award and will surely go down in history as one of the greatest screen villains ever.
The entire film is absolutely pitch perfect.
This review of No Country for Old Men (2007) was written by Nick A on 11 Feb 2014.
No Country for Old Men has generally received very positive reviews.
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