Violence, Drama and Menace!

Rating: 8/10 (1 March 2008)

The desert, violence and murder... oh and a hell of a lot of Heroin and cash! This would make any person's mouth water at even the idea, not to mention seeing it in person and a load of dead corpses around it. Now that would usually put off a person from the idea of taking the loot and scampering off, knowing in their minds that death seems to be a common factor in the situation. An ordinary man while out hunting stumbles across the find, and rather than report the deaths and the loot to the police he takes both the drugs and the cash and prepares to flee for a new life. That is until he comes face to face with evil in human form, a hit-man set on taking the same loot in question for himself.
What follows is pure carnage and devastation that only the Coen brothers could imagine, this being evident in their past classics like Miller's Crossing and Fargo. For many the violence in the film would put them off from viewing it, but remember shock is one of the best tools to catch a person's attention. All in all No Country For Old Men is a classic in the making and of course has made Javier Bardem a household name as the high powered air-gun wielding assassin. I'd recommend this film to anyone who wants to see excellent acting and a great storyline that would put even LOST to shame.