No Country for Old Menis a deceptively simple cat-and-mouse thriller.
7What Makes a Western?
‘No Country for Old Men’ modernizes a classical genre.
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…A cat-and-mouse game evolves into an ego-driven series of violent showdowns.
Sheriff Ed Tom Bell is the old man who feels as though he’s being left behind… ## 4The Coen Brothers
This directing duo made ‘No Country for Old Men’ work.
3The Film’s Technical Achievements
‘No Country for Old Men’is a masterwork in every regard.
Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.
…Every technical element ofNo Country for Old Mencontributes to its status as a masterpiece.
The use of naturalistic lightingcreates an immersive sense of space, andthe rhythm of the editing is elegant.
2Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh
He is one of cinema’s greatest villains.
Just his gaze is enough to make one’s blood run cold.
Celebrated American author Cormac McCarthy sadly passed away in 2024, but heleaves behind a legacy in his novels.
It’s simply one of cinema’s greatest page-to-screen adaptations.
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