No Country for Old Men

(from the novel “No Country for Old Men” by Cormac McCarthy adapted to film by Joel and Ethan Coen)

Llewelyn was just hunting when he stumbled upon a pile of dead men in the middle of a dessert. Everyone was dead, except one, who asked him for water. He had none and didn’t bother. He looked around and found, as he expected a truckload of weed. He knew there was trouble. But, he was a war veteran, so, he chased the last man standing to find him dead and still holding the stash of cash.

He ran with the money because he isn’t exactly a nice guy. But conscience struck him in his sleep. He went back to the crime scene to give water to the dying man, but his luck went out and he was seen and chased by the mafia.

Anton was the hitman called to recover the money from Llewelyn. Picture The Joker in The Dark Knight only that he has money as his definite motive. But Anton was as intelligent, sinister and as pshycotic as The Joker was, which will make you root for his character. And oh, the air tank!

Meanwhile, Ed was the town sheriff who was trying to sort the mess. Ed will not be chasing a lot of leads from the crime scenes, but we know, he did eventually cuffed the bad guy.

There are many strong aspects of the movie: the cinematography, directing, acting, all brilliant performances from Javier Bardem, Josh Broslin, Tommy Lee Jones, and Woody Harrelson; the dry backdrop of 1980s Texas; the subtle attempts of humor and the riveting characters and story plots of McCarthy which as I read was brialliantly executed in this film by the Coen brothers.