The best Coen Film since Fargo

Rating: 10/10 (18 November 2007)

I saw this movie already at a select theater in San Antonio, home of Tommy Lee Jones.
As soon as the film opens I was transported to the Fargo landscape but in hot steamy Texas town, once the Fargoesque feeling disappeared the film was completely unique.The characters are unique and familiar at the same time. I lived in west Texas and Traveled New Mexico extensively so I was able to spot NM location quickly, even then the camera work and acting had me convinced I was in Texas throughout.
I found myself confused when the film blurred the lines of the characters, as Tommy Lee Jones and his character play a tired, regretful sheriff who realizes his sins are catching up to him, and the villain played by Javier Bardem who is ever so cold and calculated but has impeccable ethics and is anything but dishonest. You are sure to enjoy this wild ride and find yourself engrossed by the well developed characters and realistic action and typical Coen suspense and story telling.
Watch this film not once but two or three times. I plan to watch it again soon and I am sure I will enjoy it even more.