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I watched most of “No Country for Old Men” again recently. Made in 2007 by auteurs Coen (brothers Joel and Ethan), and based on the 2005 novel by Cormac McCarthy, there is more than meets the eye in this film.
That is intentional.
Some critics consider the movie the Coen brothers’ best work.
I will mention some things that might normally qualify as spoiler alerts, but I reckon most of you have viewed the film and are familiar with its premise.
One good thing (if it can be called that) about getting older is there are no reruns.
As I viewed the film, some parts came back to me; many parts seemed fresh, even though they weren’t.
No matter.
In 1980, West TX, whilst hunting pronghorn antelope, Vietnam Vet and welder Llewelyn Moss (actor Josh Brolin) stumbles upon $2M of drug money in a deal gone bad.
Having greed but not the good sense to leave well enough alone, he takes it.
Thus, for him, the die was cast.
There is more in the movie.
Much more.
I want to concentrate on the character Anton Chigurh (actor Javier Bardem), who has been hired to retrieve the stolen money and mete out his own form of justice as he…
