Review of No Country for Old Men (2007) by Jalexdiamond — 30 Mar 2008
Definitely not a terrible film, but it seems like a hodgepodge of good ideas which are executed well in and of themselves. Unfortunately, it is ONLY in and of themselves that they are so well executed.
The film does not connect well on any level by the final scenes. And, many things are simply not explained. Now, I don't desire to simply be spoon-fed answers by a film, but I watched this film 4 times in a row and looked it up on the internet so I might understand.
But, alas, the answers needed to complete this riveting-until-the-end film are simply not there. Also, something of note is Javier Bardem's performance. It has been raved about, but it is not a truly great performance.
Chigurh is an interesting character, a different character, but the performance is rather simple overall. His dialogue proves that he is a madman, but not a chilling one. Just a murderer who kills people because he is a madman.
His psyche seems too cyclical and bland to make this as good a performance as it should be. Overall, it's an interesting watch, but nothing close to the best film of 2007.
This review of No Country for Old Men (2007) was written by Jalexdiamond on 30 Mar 2008.
No Country for Old Men has generally received very positive reviews.
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