Sarcasm Flourishes Even On the Most Dry Land

Rating: 9/10 (3 April 2008)

"No Country for Old Men" is a one of the best movies of Coen Brothers. It is still very different than their other movies.
Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) finds a briefcase including a blood money from a drug deal. Moss gets a ruthless hit-man, Anton Chigurh (absolutely brilliant Javier Bardem) hunting him down. Also a sheriff, Ed Tom Bell (fantastic Tommy Lee Jones) is interested of finding Moss. Moss is on the run but how long does it take our killer to find him...
Joel and Ethan Coen have used great ways to tell the story imaginatively. The direction for each actor is flawless and the characters are well written. The brothers have a creative way to show us what has happened without showing everything concrete. The minimalism of Coen's is very present. The three leading characters represents a different sides of the matter and form a working triangle. "No Country for Old Men" is one of the most powerful stories, indeed.
Javier Bardem gives without a doubt his careers yet best performance as a merciless killer whose only weakness is that sometimes he gives his victims a choice by calling a coin. Tommy Lee Jones is at his best as sheriff Bell. Josh Brolin fits fantastically to the role of Llewelyn Moss.
"No Country for Old Men" is one of the most serious creation of Coen's but still their flourishing sarcasm flows. There is no wonder why the movie was noticed by the Academy of Oscars. High recommends!