With high expectations, this movie just didn't cut it for me. Best picture winner, but certainly not the best picture out there. Neither mainstream nor niche, No Country For Old Men was largely boring, the storyline simple yet slow. Javier Bardem's ruthless killer and interesting contraptions were certainly memorable, but not enough to keep me enthralled. Another flick with a largely male cast, the slow pace dragged the plot out, putting a couple in the row behind me straight to sleep. Comparable to last year's also male-dominated Oscar winner? Not in the slightest. Worth a watch? Only if you want to see what all the Coen bros. hype was about. And I can tell you, the hype is certainly over-rated.
Score: 0.865/7
Tommy Talk:
"We goin' in?"
"Gun out and up."
"What about yours?"
"I'm hidin' behind you."
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen made it cryptic, made it slow, Javier Bardem freaked us out a little, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin & Woody Harrelson attempted to make it cohesive.
1 comment:
i agree it is nothing special, donno if it was the hype or it's just a normal movie. however, other than the final 20 mins, i don't agree that it was slow
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