Just because it's a Coen movie....

Rating: 7/10 (18 September 2008)

....doesn't mean it's an absolute masterpiece like many of you think. This movie is boring and left me asking myself:" Am I missing the point? Did I skip most of the movie, is there another DVD inside the box?". That's what I felt when I saw this movie. I felt Coen's cheated me, fooled me using their strong reputation that was an excuse to make this abomination of a film. The start of the movie was really promising, done in Coen style that we all know and adore. But that is it. They give you the plot in the beginning and the rest of the movie is Bardem chasing Brolin over some cash with a wannabe deep ending that people think it's so great so they give out 10s. If there wasn't Javier Bardem who by the way did an excellent job. He saved the movie from being a complete flop. His cold heart acting was brilliant, and his hair rocks.
I think this movie is a half finish product. At least it would be if any other director did it. But since the Almighty Coen bros did it, oh my god! It has to be brilliant, because their name means something in the movie biz. Especially I hated when they and Oscar in such pompous way...