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| Nelson_Mandela 06/26/19 3:53:16 PM #47: | #53. No Country for Old Men https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/No_Country_for_Old_Men_poster.jpg Dir: Joel and Ethan Coen Genre: Suspense/Thriller Year: 2007 No Country for Old Men completely subverted my expectations for a Coen Brothers movie. The Coens have always made darker crime movies, but even the bleaker ones I had seen at the time were still kind of humorous and silly. No Country certainly has those moments, but this was the first Coen Brothers movie I saw until that point that was just straight up dark. Perhaps it's because this was really Cormac McCarthy's story, but it's nevertheless a haunting experience that sticks with me to this day. How god damn good is Javier Bardem in this? He cemented Anton Chigurh as one of the most memorable and terrifying movie villains of this century so far, and did it all while wearing a ridiculous bowl cut wig. Anyway, the rest of the performances are on the same level--and Tommy Lee Jones's final monologue in particular is a tremendously powerful elucidation of the themes of change. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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