Interesting but a bit dead.

Rating: 3/10 (3 August 2011)

This isn't a bad film but it isn't engaging, you have a good cast who have been told to act as if they have no emotions or personality, so there is no empathy; this isn't helped by the fact that some of the important events happen off-screen so whether people live or die is of no real concern to you, you just shrug and think "oh so that character is gone".
Bardem is quite creepy as the psychopath but Tommy Lee Jones is completely wasted, he just wanders around having no impact at all, this is deliberate, not bad acting, but still seems to be a waste.
The pace is good, there is always something happening and you never get completely bored.
The ending is good, darker than I expected and not a standard Hollywood finish but since you don't care who lives and dies it isn't enough to save the film.
Given the hype and the great reviews I was expecting something much better than this, it's simply an average forgettable film.