Well acted, poorly paced, often predictable

Rating: 4/10 (11 October 2008)

It's a typical Coen brothers film involving a cast of disturbed characters that are borderline caricatures, odd-ball pacing, partial resolution and no small amount of smugness. But unlike "No Country for Old Men" or "Fargo", this film isn't particularly clever. It is also, unfortunately, about as funny for "No Country", but not intentionally. As usual, the characters are well casted and acted, but they're not nearly as interesting as those in the aforementioned films.
I'm sure that I will be criticized for "not getting the humor", but I DO understand what the film was going for. I just wasn't particularly impressed with the end result. Die-hard Coen fans will no doubt love this flick. But if you're someone who thinks that the quality of their work has been mixed over the years, save your money. This just isn't one of their better films and it certainly wasn't worth the $30 or the 1.5 hours I wasted to see it.