New Coen Masterwork

Rating: 10/10 (25 November 2007)

"No Country For Old Men" is so much more than I expected. I did not anticipate its intensity and kept waiting for the Coen Comic Cosmos to take over the screen. That does not happen.
What happens is some of the most masterful story telling you will ever see. The casting is marvelous. The cinematography is superb. The editing is so flawless and powerful that even someone who has never edited film or video before will recognize not only its impact but its beauty when it is done so well.
This is a nasty and beautiful film. No music. Just real sound. Real impact. Reel impact. It is not for those made uncomfortable by violence. Stick with "Desperate Housewives" if you are of that feint inclination. This film inflicts pain into the lives of those it depicts and those who partake. It is 24 hours later and I still ache.