The new collaboration between the Coen brothers and Cormac McCarthy "No Country for Old Men" is a dark and hopeless film, full of apocalyptic messages.
This film is graphic and appealing in an eerie way. It brings together stellar performances by Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Kelly Macdonald, and Woody Harrelson.
The plot evolves around an uncanny incarnation of evil in a psychopathic serial killer, Anton Chigurn.
Anton uses unorthodox methods in killing his victims, while always escaping at the right time and surviving even the worst of injuries.
The film starts off with a twist and keeps the viewer on the edge of his seat until the end, which I thought was a total let down. Despite good intentions, the ending is unsuccessful in leaving any kind of moral message to take away.
I walked out of the theater feeling very empty. Perhaps it should be so when it comes to serial killers. There is really nothing one can do with a man like Anton.
This is a film I will remember, but try hard to forget.
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