This film is philosophy

Rating: 10/10 (1 December 2007)

I went to see "No Country For Old Men" because it is a Coen brothers film. I have seen the funny and bizarre side of the Coen brothers in "Oh Brother Where Art Thou", "Barton Fink" and "The Big Lebowsky" and was curious about how they would present a real thriller. And "No Country For Old Men" turns out to be a hefty thriller movie. However, this film also has it's philosophical moments and makes you think. Indeed, there is one very central aspect of "No Country For Old Men" that might easily be forgotten amongst the suspense and the violence: this film is about the freedom of choice. And of course it gives the Coen brothers answer to a typical human dilemma... If you don't mind the violence: go and see this film.