Another Coencidence of a great film!

Rating: 10/10 (28 January 2008)

Filmmakers Joel & Ethan Coen might be called "freaky little people" by Josh Brolin the leading actor of their critically enamored "No Country For Old Men", but it's all in awe respect for their craftsmanship, nonconformity, and originality. The Cojones Brothers, I mean the Coen Brothers, did again have the cojones to architect an unconventional American tale about the quest for wealth even when violence & crime is presented as an unbreakable barrier to reach the monetary goal. Those are the same underlying themes that the Coens masterfully delivered to us a far decade ago in the 1996 gem "Fargo"; which was based in Minnesota and North Dakota. This time the Coens set their sights on the lone star state. "No Country For Old Men" follows Llewelyn Moss, a thickheaded Texas hunter who stumbles upon some dead bodies in a drug deal gone bad, and with it a huge chunk of change in a bag filled with $2 mill. Could it be no mas overdue credit card charges for Moss? Well, not when you have a no-holds-barred vengeful psycho named Anton Chigurh also in pursuit of the money and will liquidate any "head or tale" that gets in his way, got it friendo! Town Sheriff Ed Tom Bell realizes the hot water that Moss has gotten into and tries to stop Llewelyn from feeling the Anton wrath. However, Moss' ignorance and stubbornness do become vital deterrents in his seek to take the money and run freely. Will Anton kill Llewelyn? Does Sheriff Bell come to the rescue? Why the Anton "heads and tales" coin shenanigans in deciding to kill people? I am not going to provide answers to those questions in my review because it will be a "no country for spoil men" in film reviewing if I spill the T.M.I. beans. I must ground in that "No Country For Old Men" had a cavalry of country bold acting men. Josh Brolin kept rocking and broling and did not escape "money acting" as Moss. Tommy Lee Jones was once again in the valley of stellar with his performance. Javier Bardem was a tour-de-force in portraying one of the top antagonist characters of all time in the hardcore ruthless Anton Chigurh. Let's just say that Chigurh caused a lot of chigore in his coined victims. Woody Harrelson, Tess Harper, and Kelly Macdonald also did lasso up some fine supporting work to the country. But back to those little freaky people called the Coen Brothers. Their well-respected sibling talent has brought well-deserved bling bling to the Coen finances. Joel and Ethan's screenplay and directorial configurations of "No Country For Old Men" proficiently state many beliefs on violence themes from the simpleton law enforcement of the early 1920's to the complex serial killer realities of the latter part of the century. "No Country For Old Men" is a movie experience that will stay engraved in your cerebral movie land for a long time, so I do highly recommend a viewing. But in the end it is your call, so call it friendo! ***** Excellent