Saturday, November 29, 2008

No Country for Old Men (2007)

I watched it "instantly" on netflix because Sarah wouldn't want to see it (she liked Fargo, but feels no need to see it again -- the Coen brothers are very good, but we can generally do without the graphic violence).  Near as I can tell, No Country for Old Men is basically Fargo in southwest Texas circa 1980.  Same archetypes, similar story, beautiful shots of desert (hot this time vs. cold).  Despite any shortcomings (Frances McDormand >> Tommy Lee Jones; Javier Bardem's acting == good but waaaay overhyped, is he really any better than Schwarzenegger in the first Terminator movie?  I didn't think so), I was hooked by the opening shots and then transfixed for 2 hours.

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