No Country for Old Men

Here's the nutshell version of my review: Creeped me the hell out, but really well made. Also, very much an indie type of film in that it's not predictable, doesn't explain much (i.e. let's you figure it out for yourself), and doesn't have a typical plot. The plot, which really only explains about 2/3rds of the movie, is that Josh Brolin's character, Llewelyn Moss, finds some money from a drug deal gone bad, and the people that set up the deal send Anton Chigurh, a psycopathic killer for hire, and another set of people, "The Mexicans", after him. When Chigurh kills the company men, the company sends someone after him, while he in turn, continues to pursue Moss, who is also being pursued by the Mexicans. Chigurh has his own set of principles which helps him determine who lives and who dies, and these scenes are the best in the movie. Tommy Lee Jones plays a sheriff that also pursued Moss, but only tangentially. Essentially he plays the role of observer of the events, and also gives some moral narration to the film.

The acting in it is fantastic, but in the case of Javier Bardem (Anton Chigurh), that just meant that he freaked me out (in the best way possible). I was slouched down in my seat, flinching at every gunshot for about a third of the movie. By far the best parts of the movie to me, are the conversation that Bardem's character has with the people he's about to kill. I really needed a massage after this movie because I was so tense. I don't think I can emphasize that enough. I overheard a woman say afterwards that she needed to go see a Disney movie to balance herself out. Essentially, I could appreciate how well made and acted the movie was, but I don't think I'd see it again, only because it scared me.