A Work Of Art Capable Only By The Coen Brothers.

Rating: 10/10 (24 November 2007)

I must admit, the initial element that attracted me to this film was the character of Anton Chigurgh, a persona played flawlessly cold by Javier Bardem. Never before have i seen such presence on the screen in a character, every time you see his face or hear his slowly approaching footsteps, the tension overflows almost instantly, and you are simply shaken to your core by his incredible performance.
And let's not forget the pseudo-dogmatic humor encrusted character of aging sheriff Ed Tom Bell played ingeniously by Tommy Lee Jones. Echoing dark humor elements from past films such as LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT, the overly down to earth, quick humor of Bell, in all its simplicity, somehow balances out the raised suspicion and even fear of seeing Chigurgh appear on the screen once more.
Essentially a music-less film, except for minor builds in tension here and there, the Coen bros. really created a movie-going experience unlike any other, focusing on making the film grimly realistic, from the analysis on the human soul and motivation toward realizing what right and wrong actually means, to the intelligently placed, not-to-overly done violence of the film, which when it occurs, usually acts as a balloon instantly popping the built tension of the preceding scene.
Its a film that leaves many threads for the viewer to piece together in terms of the film's meaning or morals or what it is trying to somehow say or perpetuate, but remember, if a film causes you to think long after the film itself is over, than it has more than left its mark on your thought process.