NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

(Paramount Vantage)
Runtime: 120 min

This is another miracle just like Fargo. Coen brothers have successfully makes a western that doesn’t feel like western, comedy that disturbingly funny and drama of simple people caught in a twisted fate.

It is the biggest question mark on life where existentialism, determinism, materialism, simple logic, the nature of human being, moral choices, immoral certainties, human nature and fate merged beautifully on the screen. Some audience might scratch the back of their head upon knowing the end. If you have seen Fargo, some elements are still here, the simple minded Sheriff who married to his job, a relentless killer with a deadly smile and a simple guy just stumbling into something bigger than he is.

Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) is a dangerous killer with his own philosophy, Moss (Josh Brolin) an ex-welder who, while on a hunting trip, stumbles across a remnants of a drug deal gone bad and local sheriff Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) who is drawn into all of this. The three tangled each other in a bizzare way.

With pacing and twist that will surely pound your heart, some dry wit and dark humor inserted, gives the film a Coen feeling.

Javier Bardem deserves his Oscar, his haircut alone terrifies many while Tommy Lee Jones portray a simple minded Sheriff with a funny accent and Josh Brolin has cemented his reputation as one badass tries to make ends meet. This is one of 2007’s best!