No country for old men

Rating: 8/10 (6 March 2008)

No country for old men Coen brothers  I loved Fargo, and became their ardent fan. Surely, I have not seen all movies directed by them, but know that they put good effort in making study-worthy movies. When I heard that they are in contention of the Oscars nominations, I was too eager and itching to see this release.
Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) finds a bag full of money - $ 2 million  among dead bodies from a place in remote outskirt desert of a Texas town, where a shootout has taken place. He gets the bag home without realizing that a maniac killer Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem), who will do anything to track Llewelyn down - would follow him. The local police Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) also track the leads. The cat and mouse game start. After enough of surprises - twists and turns we come to the end of the movie.
The movie is based on the novel (by the same name) by Cormac McCarthy. Though filmed exactly in sequence from the book, the ending is a little dampening in the sense that it is not what we expected. However, this should not to take away the fantastic movie experience one gets out of watching this movie. The script and screenplay are tight and very well adapted to its core. Coen brothers again do wonders together. For a formative student who is learning movie making, watching the movie a couple of times would greatly help.
Among actors  Javier Bardem steals the show as a mean maniac killer. He is a delight to watch with his weirdness, especially when he is simply talking with someone.
The music is minimal  as usual of Coen style and the editing by Coen brothers under pseudo name Roderick Jaynes is good.
(Stars 7.75 out of 10)