No Country for Good Movies

Rating: 5/10 (13 April 2008)

Yes, I watched this because it won all those Oscars. I had never heard of it before and got fairly hyped about it. It had high ratings just about everywhere, and was on almost every critics top-ten list.
What I got was a disappointing movie. The scenes dragged out and ended without conclusion. I can understand building suspense, but the last half an hour of scenes ended without any explanations.
It went on fairly slow and lacked a good score to keep you awake. It could of been cut down half an hour and been a much better film... there were many scenes that contributed nothing to the film.
Before watching it I saw the trailer two or three times. If you are reading this to decide if you want to watch the movie or not, watch the trailer. It has all the scenes they spent their budget on, and has the same conclusion as the movie.
I knew I was going to have to pay attention to get this movie. So I did, despite it getting fairly boring. They were all talking in cowboy accent and language which complicated following the plot even more. Then I realized, there was nothing to follow. Scenes ended without any conclusion no matter how closely you paid attention to them.
For such high ratings I expected a engaging movie with a decent plot, at the very minimum. I suspected an ending to think about, but all I was left to think about is why I spent 2 hours of my life and if I can ever get it back.