No Country for Old Men
The film opens with shots of desolate, wide-open country in West Texas in June 1980. In a voiceover, the local sheriff, Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), tells of the changing times as the region has become increasingly violent. Next, Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) escapes police custody by strangling a young officer and steals a car by using a cattle gun to kill the car’s driver.
Meanwhile, Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin), hunting antelope near the Rio Grande, comes across a collection of corpses and one dying Mexican, the aftermath of a drug deal gone sour. He also finds two million dollars in a suitcase. Moss refuses to help the Mexican, takes the money and leaves, but is later bothered by his conscience and returns with water for the wounded man. During this second visit Moss is ambushed by gunmen and barely escapes with his life, abandoning his car in the process. Moss makes his way to his trailer home, and plans to put his wife Carla Jean (Kelly Macdonald) on a bus to stay at her mother’s home until the conflict is resolved.
Meanwhile, Chigurh, a professional hitman, is hired by the businessman (Stephen Root) behind the drug deal to assist his mid-level lieutenants in tracking down the money. Chigurh meets up with the two men at the site of the ambush, and promptly locates important clues needed to find the cash (namely, the vehicle ID number of Moss’ abandoned car, as well as a tracking device for the transponder hidden in the bag of money). With these clues in hand, Chigurh kills the two men.
Starring : Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Kelly Macdonald, Woody Harrelson
Genres : Drama, Thriller, Western and Adaptation
Running Time : 2 hrs. 2 min.
Release Date : November 9th, 2007 (limited)
MPAA Rating : R for strong graphic violence and some language.
Distributors : Paramount Vantage, Miramax Films
