Unbelievable... in the negative sense

Rating: 1/10 (11 June 2010)

The only good things I can find in this film are Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson and the overall camera, atmosphere and pace.
The list of negative things is long, however. Very long.
The characters are hard to believe, the story is laden with unbelievable coincidences and just very, very unlikely events. Also, the filmmakers made some mistakes that are just too much to take in one film.
You might not regret seeing this film, if you just want to see what the Coen brothers have come up with. And, yes, it's something they've never done before.
Then again, if you DO pay attention to details, realism, and overall consistence in a story, you will notice some blatant errors and sheer terrible mistakes in the story itself, but also in the film making.
I was deeply disappointed, and the more I think about this film, the angrier I get.
*SPOILER* Fingerprints didn't exist in the 80s. At least no one cares about them.
Police work consists of drinking milk, looking gloomy, making smart remarks, but in general not giving a damn about anything.
The killer knows how to blow up a car, and how to open doors. He also seems to know who's after him and where everybody is. However, he fails miserably at his job, and kills the wrong people by the dozens.
The police is unable to track down a man leaving behind a ramboesque bodycount of dead people, and fingerprints all over, uses a unique weapon and unique behaviour that witnesses would be able to remember for years.
An unbelievable story with unbelievable characters.