Here's what it's about, for those who ask.

Rating: Null/10 (13 June 2008)

Might one at first consider this tale to be set in the present day? After all, it depicts our post-Ecstasy Dudley's-taken-over-the-rackets era, doesn't it? But we know better, don't we? This tale's from 1980 and it's too late, isn't it? Yeah, he may not be your idea of a Neo-Milennial Everyman, but isn't it clear there's plenty of Anton Chigurhs frequenting the streets and boardrooms to make ours a most interesting era?
Doesn't Tommy Lee Jones, in his magnificently played role of incorruptible sheriff, read circumstances and people better than any team of present-day pedantic 'profilers'? Doesn't his West Texas strike us as a land of strength, simplicity, and endurance?
But a bit of water's gone over the dam, hasn't it? Isn't this a simple morality play, one whose less than reassuring premise is nonetheless stated with clarity?
Dr. Paul Vincent Zecchino
Manasota Key, Florida
13 June, 2008