impossible to summarise

Rating: 7/10 (18 July 2010)

having missed this film at the time i was looking forward to popping the blu-ray in and watching this much heralded masterpiece.
having just watch the closing scene i am left somewhat confused.
not by the plot, which is not as obtuse as some of the negative reviews on this site would have you believe.
not by the plaudits it received, as any cinema lover can appreciated the pacing, tension, cinematography and acting that it contains.
not even by the 1980 Texas setting where the law seems to consist only of tommy lee jones and his slow witted deputy.
rather, i was confused by how the conclusion made me feel.
what is film trying to say? is it making a statement at all? if it is a character piece, why are the characters so inaccessible?
why did i feel so engaged all the way through and then so abandoned at the end?

was that intentional? am i meant to experience empathy with the sheriff who seems equally bewildered?

you'll read negative and positive reviews in pretty equal measure here.
if you haven't seen it, it is worth it if only for the fabulous tension created whenever the killer opens his mouth.
My concluding remarks would have to be that this story must surely work better as a book. having just read 'The Road' by the same author, i have no desire to watch the film adaption, as the book was a fine piece of art in and of itself. i don't need the same story retold through someone else's eyes. if mccarthy's writing is of equal quality across the board, then i regret having spoiled the reading of the book somewhat by seeing this film first.
compelling, but not rewarding.
perhaps that was the point.