"No Country for Old Men", the gritty and sometimes disturbing adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel, is being heralded as one of the best films of the year. It is easy to see why. Directed by the legendary Coen brothers, this film offers unforgettable acting by an A-list: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin and Woody Harrelson. Set in southern Texas in the early 1980's, the film leaves the viewer enthralled.
For the majority of the moview, the film follows the everyday Texan Llewelyn Moss after he finds 2 million dollars at the site of a drug deal gone wrong. But with every gift of that magnitude comes a curse, and in "No Country, this curse comes in the form of Anton Chigurh. Chigurh is a ruthless, emotionless killer whose weapon of choice is a pressurized device used for killing cattle. While Chigurh hunts Moss and his money, he is being tracked by small town sheriff Ed Tom Bell who is unable to make sense of the carnage left in the wake of Chigurh.
The intentionally slow pace of the film mixed with the lack of mood-cuing music, "No Country" leaves the viewer wandering what this country is really coming to. With a brilliant attention to technical deatil by the Coen brothers and Oscar worthy performances from Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones and especially Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men" is easily on the best movies in years.
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