Coens complete McCarthy
The best thing about “No Country For Old Men” is that nothing stands out. To watch it is to give yourself away to a work of art that is so complete and precise and accomplished that it leaves you breathless. It is a gem of a movie and a real thrill to see.
It is also pitch-black dark, blood-strewn and relentlessly tragic. But don’t let that stop you. The movie, written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen and adapted from the Cormac McCarthy novel of the same name, isn’t a downer. It is a brilliantly constructed meditation on the power of brutal evil and our inability to stop...
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By (Anonymous)
11:37p.m. on January 2, 2008
I didn't like the movie as much as the reviewer, but I loved the review. Insightful look at the characters and themes of this troubling movie.
Terrific review. Really does the movie justice.