Simply outstanding!

Rating: 10/10 (18 August 2008)

I don't understand the negative reviews "No Country for old men" has received! Its absolutely riveting, with amazing performances all-round. The script is predictably good. (It is the Coen's, after all!) The cinematography is bleak and suits the sparse plot-line but the sound, Oh God, the sound!!! With absolutely zero soundtrack, the sound is easily the best thing of "No country for old men". I could close my eyes and just listen to the story unfold through the sound-effects. Everything is crisp and heightened, the wind on the plains in the beginning, the guns being cocked and the air-rifle providing the films' most intense moments. Javier Bardem carries the film with easily the scariest villain on screen since Peter Lorre in "M". He simply oozes menace and one is left feeling slightly unsettled by the fact that you simply cannot help being drawn in by him. I cannot stress enough how GOOD this film is. If you haven't seen it yet, you simply have to!