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OK, So there is so much hype about this movie that I just had to go and see it. Funny, before it came out, I had flagged it as a must see. But then, I lost interest. Maybe there was way too much before it was even released. I don't know. I'm really not a big fan of movies winning big awards before they are actually released wide. So I stayed away. Well today I went. And I am a bit conflicted. Not sure how to accurately rate this movie. So I am going with my gut feeling, and giving it a 6/10. It wasn't bad, true, and it could have been much better, also true. I'm REALLY not a fan of Josh Brolin, as he usually plays the sleezy scuzz in movies. I figured that's what he played in this one too. I was wrong, and pleasantly surprised with his character. Congrats to Josh for breaking out of his usual slimey character mold on the big screen. Kudos also go to Tommy Lee Jones for another fine performance, following his excellent turn in "In the Valley of Elah". What a year for Tommy!!! Truly deserved. I'm a big fan of Javier Bardem, and he definitely does not disappoint in this Academy-award-worthy performance. This guy's body of work speaks for itself. A true actor in every sense. And a very nice applause to Woody Harelson who, even though not in the movie very long, leaves a lasting impression!!! Now, with all these praises, how can I only give it a 6? Because the pace is quite slow (too slow for such a crime-filled movie), there are too many dialogues and monologues that just don't click and end up sticking out like sore thumbs, and let me tell you, that ending left me (and the majority of the people in the packed theatre) quite pissed off. Who the Hell ends a movie like that? The Coen Bros, that's who... Maybe they were inspired by the Series Finale of the Sopranos!!! So, a long, slow-moving 2-hour movie filled with great performances... You be the judge. 6/10 in my book, that's as high as I can go if I want to sleep peacefully tonight!!!
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Click here to show this comment. No Country For Old Men is a meditation on the fear of growing old and dying. It is told from the point of view of an aging sheriff who sees death everywhere he looks. His fear throughout the film is that he is getting too old to contribute anything anymore and he is just going to wither away and die. He tells his crippled uncle that he feels “over-matched”. The end of the film, specifically the final monologue delivered by Tommy Lee Jones, represents acceptance of death. He says he knows when he gets there, his father will be waiting for him. He looks sad and terrified, because death is such an unknown frontier. But he has at least come to terms with it. The storylines of Llewellyn Moss and Anton Chigurh are metaphorically significant to this theme. Llewellyn represents how people indulge in superficial pursuits over their lives without giving much of a second thought to their own mortality until they get to be Sheriff Bell’s age (that is, if they make it that far) Anton Chigurh represents the Angel of Death himself. Sheriff Bell’s uncle responds to the news of the sheriff’s retirement and his feeling of being “over-matched” by telling him the story of another uncle in their family who was meaninglessly gunned down on his own front porch many years ago and says “What you got aint nothing new. ” Obviously this refers to the same fears we’ve been discussing here. We all choose to live our lives however we see fit, many times we act selfishly and forget our place. But at the end of the day, we “can’t stop what’s coming”. We all go to the same place, and someday we must all accept that. I’d say that acceptance is as satisfying a conclusion to this story as there could possibly be.