Mention of Comanche County

Rating: 9/10 (12 June 2008)

When I saw "No Country for Old Men" I was very surprised to hear Comanche County mentioned; the beginning dialogue stated that a certain Comanche County sheriff never wore a gun; his name was given as "Gaston Borkins." I believe that would have really been Gaston Boykin, who was Comanche County sheriff two different times in two different decades; his wife was a distant cousin of mine on my dad's side. I grew up in Comanche, Texas, and have traveled many times by car or train through extremely desolate parts of West Texas; in the movie, many of the scenes looked very familiar; on the other hand, there are undoubtedly many parts of West Texas that are relatively unexplored and would prove to be a safe haven for the likes of Anton.

Cheryl Braziel Montoya