Apreciable

Rating: 8/10 (11 September 2016)

No Country for Old Men in my opinion, was a movie with intense and thrilling action worked into a very intricate plot. The performance by Javier Bardem as a stone-cold, psychopathic murder or killing machine, if you will, was outstanding. Portraying a heartless man who does not have the inherent ability to comprehend the value of human life is a difficult and daunting task. Props to Bardem on winning an Academy Award for his performance. But back to the plot. Another man in the pursuit of the other man, Llewlynn Moss (Josh Brolin), may seem like a cliché story-line, but with the added philosophical mind of Sheriff Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) during a time of death, chaos, and senseless killing; it adds a whole new level of meaning to the plot and the film as a whole.
This movie is also outstanding in it's courage by forcing the viewers to not connect with any of the characters as they will soon be taken away from the plot almost inevitably. This action strays away from the basic ideals of a movie goer, which is to be rooting for one single character throughout the entirety of the film. I applaud The Coen Brothers for having the ability to successfully pull that one off on the "big screen".
The only negative that I need to add into this review is evidently the cause of this movie only being rated a significant 8. The reason this needs clarity is because in many circumstances this mistake has most likely caused a viewer to be confused just a tad bit from the beginning of the film. That fault is the reason why Javier Bardem's character, Anton Chigurgh, is even one bit worried with the missing two million dollars stolen by Llewelynn. Now you may be thinking to yourself, "Why is that tiny mishap important to a movie over two hours?" That detail is pivotal because it is the whole reason why the wild goose chase after Llewelynn began. If only that small error has been washed over with a small detail of explanation then this movie would have certainly received a splendid 10/10.