Good Choice Academy!

The title is regarding the academy's choice of Best Picture for 2007, No Country for Old Men. I finally got around to watching it last night, and I have to say it was downright stunning. The intesity, the graphic violence and the subtle, dark humor all combined into one sinister, beautiful film.

The movie takes place in Texas, we follow the paths of three men, the first being Llewelyn Moss (played by Josh Brolin) who stumbles across a crap-ton of money from a drug deal gone sour. He is being pursued by one of the the most evil villians I've seen Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem). To top it off, Tommy Lee Jones plays the role of the county sheriff who's trying to put a stop to all the killing that's happening under his watch. A neat detail about the film that I didn't catch while watching it (thank you Special Features!) was that the 3 main characters never really have any scenes together. Some chasing occurs, but no direct dialogue other than a small phone call between Llewelyn and Chigurh.

This is a film with plenty of gruesome violence, so please don't watch it unless you feel your stomach can handle it. Other than the squeamish factor, this movie packs a huge punch and is beautifully shot with a haunting story. I highly recommend this film to any one, it's one of the best Coen brother films I've seen. 5/5 cubes of Chigurh!