Disappointed

Rating: 7/10 (8 August 2008)

I was hopeful of this movie, as I love many (not all) Coen brothers films. However, the implausibility of several scenes (Chigurh being able to bring his cuffed hands around to the front of his body - try it yourself - Chigurh just picking up the transponder signal initially by chance, Chigurh hauling around a big air tank, and so many others already pointed out by other reviewers), in addition to how the movie just fell apart at the end, earns a thumbs down here. And really, how does Woody find Moss in 3 hours? I can buy a character being evil and pointlessly doing evil things. I can even buy a character doing stupid things (going back to give the practically-dead drug dealer a drink of water before he dies, running back into the hotel where the madman is to see if the hotel clerk is OK, and on and on and on). But there are too many improbabilities that the viewer is asked to ignore.