In the future: only original screenplays

Rating: 7/10 (15 December 2007)

This is an observation of "evil" - not an examination. We are merely watching action without any knowledge of the characters.
We know nothing. We know Javier Bardem is a nasty killer. We know Josh Brolin will not part with a case of money he found. We know Tommy Lee Jones is a sheriff who has supposedly seen evil before.
In a Coen brothers film (usually) plot point A leads to plot point B which leads to plot point C, and by the end you revel in the genius of its script-writing. Think of BLOOD SIMPLE (1984) or FARGO (1996) - these were exceptionally tight and cleverly written scripts.
Although - it is suspenseful, it is expertly shot by Roger Deakins, and the dialogue is, as ever, brilliant.