02 March 2008

No Country for Old Men........

I personally thought that this movie was a bit overrated. Javier is sufficiently cool as the killer, though his novel way of dispatching people with the pressurised bolt struck me as a bit "novel", to borrow from Yes Minister. As an aside, the Indian critics who have been drooling over this would have ripped apart any Hindi movie if the villain in it would do some such antics. Tommy Lee Jones is also nice as the aged policeman and Josh Brolin is very good too. The most memorable scene for me is the one where he loads the gun after reaching the bank of the lake and gunning down the chaing dog at the last moment. The scene had me wondering if he would make it! However, all said and done the movie is a bit strange, the unsatisfying ending has been commented on by so many people. I personally did not like it very much; from what I read on IMDB etc. he plugs the guy's wife too at the end. It could have been made clearer. The looooong speech by Mr.Jones' character could have been cut down. However in my opinion the biggest spoilsport is the villain himself. He is too cold and robotic, does not make any sense to me. However, who am I to speak against the great Oscar judge coterie......

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