"Llewelyn Moss finds a pickup truck surrounded by a sentry of dead men. A load of heroin and two million dollars in cash are still in the back. When Moss takes the money, he sets off a chain reaction of catastrophic violence that not even the law –in the person of aging, disillusioned Sheriff Bell – can contain.As Moss tries to evade his pursuers – in particular a mysterious mastermind who flips coins for human lives – the film simultaneously strips down the American crime drama and broadens its concerns to encompass themes as ancient as the Bible, and as bloodily contemporary as this morning’s headlines.
Movie type: Thriller Adventure Crime - This is a very dark and violent crime drama. Most audiences may be put off by the abrupt ending. This is not one for people looking for light fare."
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Writer: Cormac McCarthy
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones (Bell), Javier Bardem (Anton Chigurh), Josh Brolin (Moss)
Length: 2 hr. 2 min.
Script: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Reviews:
"The Coens' typically superior filmmaking sustains the electrifying mood for most of the picture, but they are undone by being too faithful to the source novel by Cormac McCarthy.” Ray Bennett
"The Coens know how a thing or two about pacing, and it's relentless here. The story is full of unexpected twists and switchbacks, and opportunities for the audience to gear down and take a breath are few and far between.” James Berardinelli
"[It] just might be the Coen brothers' singular mythic masterwork.” Amy Biancolli
Source: cinemareview.com
06.03.2008