RE: Yep, It's Official - It's OVERRATED...

Rating: 6/10 (16 March 2008)

I had a bad feeling when this movie won Best Film at the Oscars. I hadn't seen it yet, but there was a sobering article in the L.A. Times alluding to this film as a simple chase movie. And that's about the gist of it. The only humanity in this film comes from Llewelyn's wife and the sheriff. Beyond that, there's just no depth to this film. I was a film student at Maryland. I'm 43, and I have seen some of the greatest films ever made - foreign and domestic. I have also seen everything in between. Some reviewer said this was a 'brilliant examination of fate'. Huh? Really, how much depth is there in a coin toss to determine if the killer slays his victim or not?! The saddest part of the film is Tommy Lee Jones' character. He hovers around basically doing nothing, and just mildly investigates the crimes. He never encounters the 'good guy' or the bad guy until the good guy's dead. He misses the bad guy, BTW. Unfortunately, I didn't see the other candidates - but I figure at least ONE of them has to be better than this slick B movie...