“No Country for Old Men” is a simple but carefully constructed cat and mouse thriller. It puts aside the goofiness and over-the-top dialogues that made the Coen Brothers famous to instead deliver raw violence and nail-biting suspense, with the complete lack of music constantly emphasizing the gritty and tense atmosphere. The snowy plains of “Fargo” are replaced with the gritty desert landscapes of Texas, the inept criminals give space to cold-blooded professionals, the cops are worn out by age and always one step behind. In the end, it’s not important who dies and who lives, as the plot is just a way like another to underline the profound resignation of a tired sheriff who can’t understand the ages he lives in anymore. I don’t think there’s so much worthy philosophy behind it, but it’s still a perfectly packaged thriller with great cinematography and a notable cast, particularly Josh Brolin as the resourceful redneck and Javier Bardem as the henchman with the ugliest haircut ever.
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“No Country for Old Men” is a simple but carefully constructed cat and mouse thriller. It puts aside the goofiness and over-the-top dialogues that made the Coen Brothers famous to instead deliver raw violence and nail-biting suspense, with the complete lack of music constantly emphasizing the gritty and tense atmosphere. The snowy plains of “Fargo” are replaced with the gritty desert landscapes of Texas, the inept criminals give space to cold-blooded professionals, the cops are worn out by age and always one step behind. In the end, it’s not important who dies and who lives, as the plot is just a way like another to underline the profound resignation of a tired sheriff who can’t understand the ages he lives in anymore. I don’t think there’s so much worthy philosophy behind it, but it’s still a perfectly packaged thriller with great cinematography and a notable cast, particularly Josh Brolin as the resourceful redneck and Javier Bardem as the henchman with the ugliest haircut ever.