Now that you're acquainted with the in-house cheerleader, Cal, I'll introduce my own good self. That's me over there, it's the only picture of myself I have, it's about a year old, but there you go.
I'm Matt, you're almost certainly unfamiliar with me. Known for such catchphrases as "Oh it's the best song ever" and "Yeah it's probably my favourite song ever." I'm quite the film buff too, although that isn't to say that films will be the sole flavour of this blog. It just happened to come around that I watched the Coen Brothers' 2007 film "No Country For Old Men" yesterday.
The film wastes no time in getting straight into the thick of it. It follows the exploits of Llewellyn Moss (Josh Brolin), the handlebar-moustached 'Nam veteran who stumbles upon a massacre site of Mexican drug dealers. After following a trail for several hours, he finds the "Ultimo Hombre" resting against a tree: $20 Million in a brief case.
Moss makes off with the money, as well as the man's shiny gun. Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) is an amoral assassin, who is tasked to find and retrieve the money. Throughout the film he just kills and kills. Both men are followed by Sherriff Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) who is always just two steps behind them.
This is one of the most tense and stressful films I've ever seen, but it's excellent.
The Coen brothers have made a masterpiece in this film, I enjoyed it from start to finish. In fact, I'd argue I knew it was going to be great the moment I saw Brolin's moustache. Although the ending left me feeling a bit empty and confused, I adored this film and I would definitely give it 10/10. The film does not have any narrative conveniences, and everything that happens seems to flow naturally. The film avoids all cliches, and the film reaches its tense pinnacle when Chigurh visits a petrol station, and after a worrying conversation with the attendant, simply says:
"What's the most you've ever lost in a coin toss?"
Matt out.
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