No Country For Old Men - M

Okay, I REALLY was not looking forward to watching this movie. Just the title alone sounds like a boring film to me. The movie started out to be somewhat interesting when the police officer gets choked by Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) with his handcuffs. But the next scene is where the movie lost me. Josh Brolin, who plays Llewelyn Moss, spends an ungodly length of time walking around the desert finding dead bodies, abandoned vehicles, tons of weapons, and the suitcase of money. It just dragged. Then, I didn't get why he goes back in the middle of the night to bring water to a guy who had probably already died from his wounds. He knew that there was a chance that he would not return alive, so why did he risk it?

The movie has a few interesting scenes. I liked when Chigurh sets the car on fire in front of the drug store and then just walks in and helps himself to the medicines and supplies that he needs to treat his gunshot wound. It was also fascinating to follow Chigurh's psycopathic killing spree as he hunts down Moss.

The rest of the movie was weird, pointless, and confusing. Tommy Lee Jones' character seemed unimportant to the plot. He looked like a lazy cop that didn't care to follow up on any leads himself. Woody Harrelson's character also seemed pointless. There were so many holes in the movie.

Then, the final scene plays, the screen goes black. and I looked over at Trey completely baffled. WTF kind of ending was that? I asked him to replay the final scene because I just didn't get it. I kept waiting for the title to make sense. It was one of the worst movies that I have ever had to sit through. I spent about half an hour after the movie googling the reviews online trying to figure out (1) Why so many people loved the movie, (2) What does the title mean, and (3) What was the point of the whole thing?

One thing is for sure...I will not be watching this movie ever again to figure out the answers. It stunk!!