Thank god none of us ever said "this ain't no country for old men"

No Country For Old Men.
Coen Brothers.

The film's plot is such: Guy finds money. Killer tracks guy. Crazy ass shit ensues.

I consider the Coen brothers to be my favorite filmmakers (I hate making those superlatives but the Coen brothers come close.) Their films always feel original, and solid, and are beautifully shot. I don't think they can make a bad film, maybe mediocre (I hear ladykillers is just OK, same for intolerable cruelty), but always worth watching. As simple as it sounds, I just always have the feeling they're actually trying... The movies you see trailers for and groan, those are the movies where it had nothing to do with the goal of putting something interesting on screen, no one was trying.

No country for old men is no exception. It's an entertaining, dark, slow burn of a film that's probably even better viewing multiple times to let it sink in. In the theatre it took a little bit of time for the film to get its legs, and I wasn't feeling it all that well, and then the plot and the characters kind of sneak up on you. Suddenly, you realize the tension that's spread throughout the screen and the theatre. Every ones tensed up, wondering what happens next. Essentially the classic definition of a good movie.

As a fan of big panoramas or almost landscape shots, this movie gives you some great ones of west texas (cough cough new mexico/nevada), and is a joy to look at.

This mini-review isn't much of one, but I'll end by telling you to go see the movie, and unless violence really turns you off from movies, it'll be worth it.