Critics Corner: No Country for Old Men
Paul LIberante
Issue date: 4/3/08 Section: Reviews
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However, if you are a fan of thriller movies, "No Country for Old Men" isn't a kid's play town for the easily squeamish. Tight camera work and unique editing techniques sometimes save weak scenes while also giving an intense angle on events during action scenes which, in the long run, make the movie.
The film's plot base, however, is a dynamic one. On one hand, we have a welder and hunter who discover the remains of several dead drug runners who had killed each other in an exchange gone wrong. Of course movies being movies, the passerby doesn't report the crime to the police and decides to just take the $2 million for himself. Thus leading a violent killer to follow him and try to kill him in an extravagantly intense series of events.
From the start, the film takes the audience's attention away with a wide open country shot of a part of Texas in the 1980s with a voiceover bit by Tommy Lee Jones discussing the changing of times in a violent region. This is similar to how any westerns would begin with epic scenes of the Wild West and prospectors and cowboys talking about the days of old. "No Country for Old Men" brings a darker side to the west that audiences are sure to enjoy with plenty of violence and suspense that's sure to suit any fan of a thriller story.
"No Country for Old Men" gets four out of five stars for being a captivating film during a time when countless films are made leaving audiences wanting the last two hours of their life back. I recommend this movie for any young man trying to show his lady that he's got class on their first movie date.
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