No Country for Old Men (2007)
95 %
Reviews Counted: 206 Fresh: 195 Rotten:11 Average Rating: 8.6/10
Consensus:
Another triumph for the Coen Brothers, No Country has the perfect mixture of suspense, humor, and desperately compelling performances. The seemingly simple story hides a more complex narrative, and high tension is maintained throughout.
Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins
Theatrical Release: Nov 21, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $74,223,625
Synopsis: With NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, the Coen Brothers have found a perfect match in Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy. Their adaptation of McCarthy's praised novel is a staggering masterpiece. In this almost impossibly faithful adaptation, the film takes place in a small Texas border... [More]
Genre: Drama, Drugs, Suspense, Thriller, Western, Murder, Serial Killers, Money
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Kelly MacDonald, Woody Harrelson
Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Screenwriter: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Producer: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Scott Rudin
Composer: Carter Burwell
Screenwriter: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Producer: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Scott Rudin
Composer: Carter Burwell
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Why, Joel and Ethan, why did you have to ruin an almost flawless film with a terrible last scene?
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05/26/08
I was a little worried when I went to see "No Country for Old Men" because many people have been labeling it a masterpiece, but for once all the hype is warranted.
05/20/08
Without overstating the case this could be Joel and Ethan Coen's finest work yet. A bruising, battering, almost religious experience.
05/14/08
No Country for Old Men is the kind of film that will only cement the opinion you already have about its uniquely eccentric makers. Approach the ticket booth accordingly.
05/01/08
Retains the Coen brothers' trademark quirkiness, and it certainly goes all out. But it's also subtle in ways we haven't seen before.
04/15/08
The most fascinating element of the film is its formal linking of its multiple, no-nonsense protagonists. [Blu-Ray review]
03/26/08
Thank goodness that experiment in appeasing the commercial suit types is over and the quirky brothers are back to form with No Country for Old Men, a dark and violent exploration of nature's hunt and the relevance of time.
03/26/08
The problem comes when we realize it's a Tommy Lee Jones film and the title is more than just a random coincidence. It's a really good film that was almost great.
03/04/08
...the Coens sabotage their wonderfully understated style in No Country with the trivial substance of their narrative.
03/03/08
Le film représente-t-il un sommet pour ces grands cinéastes? Je serais tenté de dire oui mais le temps seul le dira.
02/29/08
This is the Coens' masterful return to Blood Simple territory. The biggest thing you'll notice is the quiet: Whether it's the lack of a soundtrack or a lack of dialogue, the silence often makes the tension unbearable.
02/28/08
What is perhaps most amazing is that a film this terrifying, violent and relentlessly nihilistic should also be this enthralling.
02/28/08
Un thriller de brillante ejecución cinematográfica, que muestra a los hermanos Coen en su mejor forma junto a un elenco excepcional. También una meditación sobre la violencia, desencantada y sombría.
02/05/08
Embora os cineastas neguem ao espectador uma conclusão amarradinha e dramaticamente catártica, o fato é que esta é tematicamente perfeita e enriquece o filme ainda mais.
01/31/08
Good fortune found is always promising before bad fortune comes looking for it.
01/31/08
I'm a big fan of the Coens. But, I've got to say, I'm not much appreciating this picture.
01/30/08
Virtuoso. A film of pin-sharp principles, cross-hair precision and suffocating tension, this Coens stunner hits like a cattle gun between the eyes.
01/18/08
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