So Bleak, So Good

Rating: 7/10 (22 January 2011)

Not sure if I can add much to the avalanche of reviews here, but I will offer my impression anyway.
The Coen brothers are consistently good film-makers and I am definitely a fan. This one wasn't among my favourites, as I was hoping for a little more of their humour and a little less nihilistic bloodshed. No heroes, no respite from evil. But for what it is, it's very good.
Makes me wonder if I want to read Cormac McCarthy... he's been very recommended to me, and I'm sure I will some day, but I don't need this unrelentingly dark a view of humans right now. I'd rather find something to lift my spirits.
Hey Coen Bros, do a funny one next time!