MOVIE: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN [2007]

REVIEW# 97
MOVIE: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN [2007]
Genre: Thriller/Western
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones,Javier Bardem
Director: Joel and Ethan Coen
IMDb rating: 8.1/10
Deeps rating: 8/10
Verdict: A stand-out movie.Must watch.

#PLOT.
    A bloody and brutal pursuit for $2 million by a psychopathic killer,leaving behind too many innocent dead bodies.Llewelyn Moss [Josh Brolin],a hunter discovers several dead bidies in rural Texas.He finds an abandoned sum of $2 million from the crime scene.He assumes is at a drug deal gone totally wrong and the money is safe to be taken as no one was alive at the scene.But soon he realizes that some one most dangerous is in pursuit of him and this money.Anton Chigurh[Javier Bardem],a professional assassin and a cold blooded killer is behind Moses for the money.Moses is on the run with Chigurh as his trail,killing many with his high pressure pistol.

       Meanwhile,the Sheriff Ed Tom Bill [Tommy Lee Jones],overseas the investigation and he tries to protect Moss from this deadly killer.He tries to contact him through his wife and advice him to hand over the money to the police.Sheriff seems not in control as dead bodies pile up.Adding to the twist another person Carson Wells enters the scene hired by the same one ,who hired Chigurh.Now with everyone's life at risk,it's a game for survival.

#POSITIVES.

1. One of the best thriller's ever made.It's absorbing and tense.The violence is poetic.
2. Great editing work which makes the movie all the more absorbing.
3. Excellent visuals and admirable direction.
4. Top-notch performance from Javier Bardem which won him many awards.
5. Tommy Lee Jones,as always comes up with another convincing act.

#NEGATIVES.

1. Too much blood-shed can be a matter of concern for some.
2. No central character.
3. Disappointing finish.

#BOX OFFICE.
          The movie was given thumps up by almost all the critics.It won eight nominations for Oscar's winning four Oscar's in the end.Rated as one of the best modern day thriller's,it collected more than $170 million at the box office against a budget of $25 million.

TIP OF THE DAY: VIOLENCE IS A PROOF OF BEING INSANE.