"Don't put it in your pocket. It's your lucky quarter."

Rating: 10/10 (29 November 2011)

Being only 16 when I asked my mom if I could see "No Country For Old Men", I was instantly shot down, saying it was too violent, bloody, and gruesome for me to watch and that "it was a bad movie". I begged and begged and begged, and finally, after weeks, she let me see it. Yes, it was violent. Yes, it was bloody. Yes, it was gruesome. But a bad movie? Did my mom and I watch two separate movies?
Josh Brolin plays Llewelyn Moss, an innocent man (emphasis on innocent) who stumbles upon a drug deal gone bad, leaving him with a case filled with two million dollars. But soon Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem), a soulless, compassionless killing machine, wants the money too. The story follows Llewelyn's struggle to escape from Anton.
I personally loved the story. While some people complain that it was bad, I thought it was creative, almost always keeping me on the edge of my seat. But inside the story, we have another story: what is the root of evil? Throughout the movie, Tommy Lee Jones, a cop in the town that Llewelyn is from, tells stories about murders and crimes and attempts to explain why people act the way they do. His answer: it's impossible to understand. We will never find the true root of evil, so we shouldn't waste time worrying about it. This adds a whole new layer to the TRUE story/meaning of the film, and I think it was great.
Javier Bardem plays easily the most horryfing villain of all time. I was terrified every time he walked into a room. His conversation with the characters (especially he one in the convenient store) made me sick with suspense. Anton is the epitome of all evil, and Javier Bardem pulls it off perfectly. Josh and Tommy Lee do awesome jobs too, pulling there characters off perfectly, but it's nothing to gawk over.
Many people will watch this movie and say it was pointless and sadistic violence and there was no story. I completely disagree. Every scene of killing added to the darkness of Anton, and I have no clue why people think there isn't a story. If you're looking for a great film to watch, I highly recommend this for you.