For me, this is a perfect film. A tremendous cast and a gripping story anchor the production. Javier Bardem is outstanding as Anton Chigurh. He brings a sinister, cold edge to his role as a nihilistic assassin. The story revolves around a satchel of money and a manhunt. One would be hard-pressed to dream up a more generic premise, but the filmmakers - the Coen brothers - are almost peerless in their filmmaking prowess, and their work here never descends into cliche. In "No Country For Old Men" they add enough idiosyncratic elements that the film rewards many repeated viewings. After just watching it for a second time I'm already looking forward to seeing it again.
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