Excellent Film Making!

Rating: 8/10 (22 September 2019)

While Llewelyn Moss was hunting, he came across a drug deal gone back where he found a dead man hidden behind a tree with a suitcase full of cash. Soon after and throughout the movie you find an insane character named Anton Chigurh who was part of this bad deal trying to find the suitcase and doing whatever it takes to get a hold of that case.
The film takes on a cat and mouse chase, with sly ways to try to hide and spy. I perceived a hint of Jack Reacher vibes from this film when the chasing and hiding was going on. I feel the film did a great job with the western-noir look without overdoing it to make it seem completely overbearing.
The lighting was outstanding in this film. They seemed to use that eerie dark lighting throughout, which really gives an immersive feeling for me when watching suspenseful films. The lighting really stoodout to me in the scene at the hotel with Llewelyn. It was dark out, you can hardly see anything besides the lights around the hotel and the sign for the hotel. In the hotel rooms, it seemed spot on with how the lighting appeared on the walls and even in the vents.
Another element I was thoroughly impressed with was the camera angles. Throughout the chase, the angles seem to hit perfect in every way for me. There is a lot of variety to keep each scene fresh and appealing. The scene that stood out for me most is at the beginning when Llewelyn finds the drug deal gone bad while hunting. You can see first person, third person, and even vantage points-of-view during this scene. It really creates a disturbing scene with the angles constantly switching like that.
Overall, I think this film was great. The Coen brother again did an amazing job with the film. The only problem with the film for me is that I have a hard time understanding deeper meanings in films if they don't lay them out. The Coen brothers are known for doing this and are popular for their deeper themes. This did not ruin the film for me because I was continually entertained for pretty much the whole film. However, I was upset with how the film wrapped up at the end. I felt like there would be a better ending or climax, the film lacked that a little for me. All in all, I would recommend anyone who likes a good suspenseful action film to see this; it's a must-watch movie!