Indeed a amazing film

Rating: 10/10 (12 October 2008)

When I first saw a movie directed by Joel Cohen (Fargo, 1996), I was certain that I was going to see a series of memorable movies. This in one of them. Javier Bardén (Oscar winner for best actor), gives us a memorable character as I have not seen in the cinema for a very long time: cold, calculi st, frozen expression, like a real machine made only for killing. Another memorable performance is given by Tommy Lee Jones "West's old rattle-snake" which find himself astounded by the changes occurred in his town and surroundings. Living in a dangerous city (Rio De Janeiro) and being over 60 years old, I confess that certain phrases spoken by the character "fit like a glove", as I witnessed the transformation of a 50's Rio of Janeiro into a hell-hole that is now. But, back to the film... this story as already told in many other movies before (people taking mobster' money) now is given a breath of fresh air by Maestro Joel Coen. A real master-piece which has to be watched by all of those who appreciate a movie done as it should be: clean, with precise cuts, clever dialogs and positively does not bore the spectator. My note, in a scale of 1 to 10, is: 10