In a review I read by Peter Travers, that was in Rolling Stone Magazine, Travers writes about how well acted this movie is. he points out the great acting of Tommy Lee Jones, saying:
The so-called codger representing besieged law and order is Sheriff Ed Tom Bell, played by Tommy Lee Jones with the kind of wit and assurance that reveals a master actor at the top of his game...He's a hard-ass. And when he chews into a good line, you can see the bite marks.
he also speaks well of Javier Bardem the actor who plays the psychopathic killer saying that he was "stupendous in the role, a monster for the ages."
Travers also congradulates the Coen Brothers on how deep the plot is. It isnt just a movie that goes for shock and awe it also has a deeper meaning to it. He says that thoes who believe that it was a movie that just went out to get the attention of the audience and tell a story were not paying close enough attention.
Travers also is amazed at how well the Coen brothers stuck to the the plot of the Cormak McCarthy book that the movie is baced upon. saying that:
Not since Robert Altman merged with the short stories of Raymond Carver in Short Cuts have filmmakers and author fused with such devastating impact as the Coens and McCarthy. Good and evil are tackled with a rigorous fix on the complexity involved.
Over all from what I have read in varrious reviews and heard from people who have actually seen No Country for Old Men it sounds like it is the best movie that I just haven't been able to find time to see yet, but hopefully I will see it soon.
1 comment:
Peter,
Nice job overall. It's tough to write about a movie you haven't seen, and the struggle showed in your writing at times -- maybe talk about Coen brothers movies you've seen/heard of? What do you know about Cormac McCarthy? Etc.
And yes, you should go see this movie right away.
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