The Coen's crown jewel

Rating: 10/10 (23 January 2014)

"No Country for Old Men"
I watched this like 2 weeks ago, but I like to let these things sink in. Wow. Without a doubt in my mind, this is the best Coen brothers film to date. The thing that stood out to me the most was the fact that there was absolutely no score. Zero. 100% silence as far as music goes (except for that part where he's in Mexico and there's a mariachi band there but there's only music cause that's actually in the scene.) It gets you. Makes everything so much more tense. That scene when Javier Bardem's character is standing outside of Josh Brolin's room waiting for him? Couldn't breathe if I wanted to. And let's take a second to just commend Javier Bardem for some disgustingly amazing psychotic characterization. One of the best supporting roles I've ever seen in film hands down.
Coen brothers this is your gem. Your crowned Jewel. And you rightfully won Best Picture, Best supporting actor, and best adapted screenplay, and best directing. And that's what I love about them. They do it both, writing and directing. And each and every movie they put out is not in any shape or form like the last. Truly a remarkable well of originality.
10/10