Miramax Films | Release Date: November 9, 2007
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ManuN.Dec 18, 2007
I thought the acting was great. The pace of the movie was inconsistent, and the ending was very unsatisfying.
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JohnHoltDec 22, 2007
Left me feeling like feeling like "what's the point?"
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AnonymousMCDec 22, 2007
This movie felt like it was striving to be realistic and artistic but for me it ultimately failed. Good amount of suspense building but you kinda grow tired and annoyed that a writer would put so much senseless violence into a film. I couldThis movie felt like it was striving to be realistic and artistic but for me it ultimately failed. Good amount of suspense building but you kinda grow tired and annoyed that a writer would put so much senseless violence into a film. I could see this movie being better if it made the point of senseless violence a climax or part of a large plot, but it felt like a writer tool pulled out and rolled in the mud the whole movie.
And don't get me started with the cliche'd car crash, I saw it happening immediately when he was driving towards the green light (that they show multiple times). Why else would you show that unless he was going to get into a spontaneous "realistic" car crash. It felt like the writer didn't know how to end this otherwise dull movie, so why not end it with a dull ending?
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AMovieCriticDec 29, 2007
Once again I have to wonder why, despite my huge interest in film-making and movies in general, I leave a movie theater for a supposed "masterpiece" being completely unmoved by it. It happened with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and itOnce again I have to wonder why, despite my huge interest in film-making and movies in general, I leave a movie theater for a supposed "masterpiece" being completely unmoved by it. It happened with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and it happened once again here. There was a great 30 minutes or so in here, as the main character travels from hotel to hotel with stolen drug money, attempting desperately to outwit a killer whose after him and the cash. This leads to a very intense shootout in a hotel room and a street. Before and after this great 30 minutes, though, there's really nothing entertaining about the movie. Characters go on and on and don't feel realistic at all. The entire movie lacks a soundtrack, which, rather than adding to the atmosphere, subtracts from it. The final act of the movie, (leading to easily one of the most anti-climactic and unsatisfying endings in recent memory,) turns into a string of long, boring conversations between Tommy Lee Jones's sheriff and a bunch of characters we don't know. This is where the movie tries to be meaningful and important, but I really just didn't get it. It felt aimless and tedious. The whole movie was a "statement" with no realism. A cop is choked to death in his prison, and the prisoner who committed the murder then escapes, traveling through the country killing people one after another. In the real world, we would have had an FBI manhunt for this guy, but in this movie's world, nobody seems to be after him except this one sheriff, who "urgently" chases him (he spends almost all his scenes having breakfast and "discussing life,") and at the end of the movie a character refuses to make a choice, ... for reason that just doesn't happen in anything other than movies that are going for that Oscar. The end of the movie completely lost me; I didn't get the point of the crash, I could have sworn I saw that guy in that hotel room and his reflection in the lock, guess not (?), and I didn't understand the apparently important conversation that took place before the credits rolled. I don't know...just didn't get much enjoyment out of this one. If the whole movie played like that great 30 minutes, THEN we would have had an entertaining movie. But then we wouldn't have an Oscar contender, I guess... Expand
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SylviaCDec 25, 2009
Pointless! Jones character superfulous to whatever little story line there was. No, there doesn't need to be a happy ending, evil can truimph over good and the downtrodden, but there was so much pointlessness! Why should anyone care Pointless! Jones character superfulous to whatever little story line there was. No, there doesn't need to be a happy ending, evil can truimph over good and the downtrodden, but there was so much pointlessness! Why should anyone care about Jones' dilemma? He couldn't protect or stop the evil, and so what? What was the point of the Woody Harrelson character? The Coen Brothers pulled a fast one. I can't believe that this picture was the best picture as designated by the Academy. Because I thought I was missing something, I read the professional reviews. No additional insight to the so-called genius was given. Just a lot of mumbo-jumbo, because these critics don't want to be considered "uncool". And then these same critics make fun of Ron Howard's movie, "Angels & Demons". I don't think they "got " that one. After watching NCFOM, I'll not be taking much advice from critics or the Academy. Expand
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VNVreviewerNov 30, 2014
An excellent movie until the expected showdown is denied to the viewer. I know a big, action packed finale is a cliche but we should get something as an alternative that's equally as satisfying. Instead, the viewer gets nothing. We turn upAn excellent movie until the expected showdown is denied to the viewer. I know a big, action packed finale is a cliche but we should get something as an alternative that's equally as satisfying. Instead, the viewer gets nothing. We turn up after it's all happened, Tommy Lee Jones sits down and morosely, whitters on for what seems like an eternity. Bardem gets a mildly interesting scene at the end but it's little compensation. Expand
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LaMagiadeVirueAug 13, 2013
No es lo mejor de los hermanos, y esperaba mucho de esta película. Tampoco es mala, pero un 6 es la nota justa. Siempre están bien dirigidas, pero con esta en particular no me paso lo mismo que con otras de los hermanos. Me aburrí porNo es lo mejor de los hermanos, y esperaba mucho de esta película. Tampoco es mala, pero un 6 es la nota justa. Siempre están bien dirigidas, pero con esta en particular no me paso lo mismo que con otras de los hermanos. Me aburrí por momentos, pero rescato la magnífica actuación de Lee Jones y Bardem. Expand
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watchoutch02Aug 22, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It took me many years to watch this movie. Josh Brolin was good in it, but it baffles me that they killed him off like that. What the hell. He should have killed the villain Expand
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smuroseSep 5, 2016
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The ending of the movie was disappointing and abrupt. The murder of Llewelyn was anti-climatic and odd since he is the main character in this movie. The movie has many scenes of cat and mouse situations that definitely builds a lot of suspense and intensity. Unfortunately, there is no momentum carried over to other scenes and main characters die unexpectedly. If the last 30 minutes provided closure, I would have given an 8 score instead. I probably wouldn't watch this movie again if I knew about the ending and the slow plot build-up and even slower problem resolution or lack thereof. I did think the authenticity with the Texan accent was there; however, I had to use subtitles to follow all the dialogue as there is a lot of slang and I just couldn't follow the accent. Expand
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BroyaxApr 4, 2017
Partant d'une situation très classique (un quidam qui tombe sur un gros paquet de fric) les frères Coen déroulent comme à leur habitude un polar violent à l'humour grinçant. S'engage alors une poursuite entre notre quidam Josh Brolin et unPartant d'une situation très classique (un quidam qui tombe sur un gros paquet de fric) les frères Coen déroulent comme à leur habitude un polar violent à l'humour grinçant. S'engage alors une poursuite entre notre quidam Josh Brolin et un psychopathe psychotique obessionnel, l'excellent acteur espagnol Javier Bardem.

Tommy Lee jones se révèle excellent également dans son rôle de vieux flic blasé mais se retrouve en porte-à-faux puisqu'au fil du scénario, on constate qu'il ne sert à rien, à part pérorer comme un vieux con. Et ça, c'est embêtant d'embaucher une pointure comme Tommy Lee et de ne pas l'exploiter.

Embêtant aussi ce gros coup de mou dans le dernier tiers du film, alors qu'on croit la résolution arriver à grands pas... qui ne résoud rien et se termine en fait comme un gros pet avec deux majeurs pointés à la face du spectateur.

En vérité, les Coen ne font qu'aligner une longue série de meurtres (gratuits pour la plupart voire glauques) et un bon paquet d'hémoglobine juste pour faire monter le tirage, attirer l'attention et faire... rire (?).

La réalisation est comme toujours avec eux, très soignée, mais perd de sa superbe à porter tout le poids du besoin de provocation de ses auteurs qui à force de se débattre finissent par s'enliser dans le cloaque assez dégueulasse qu'ils ont créé. Quel gâchis !
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FilipeNetoJun 29, 2018
This film is about a man who discovers a lot of money next to a slaughter between drug dealers, deciding to immediately take it of knowing, however, that someone will try to recover it. Its a very strong film, violent and a little difficultThis film is about a man who discovers a lot of money next to a slaughter between drug dealers, deciding to immediately take it of knowing, however, that someone will try to recover it. Its a very strong film, violent and a little difficult to digest. The reason for the title is not immediately evident but it ends up being perceived with the progress of the narrative. Beginning in a very elegant way, this one develops in a intensely and densely, constructing suspense around the three central characters. The ending, however, seems a little too sudden after so much dramatic tension, and so we get a little dissatisfied and expecting something more that never comes. The central characters are assured by Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem. The three of them were excellent, each in their own way, but Bardem stood out as a villain, with a deep, somber interpretation but holding the entire film around him. I believe that with this film Bardem has proved himself to be a great talent and has a promising future if he knows how to run his career well. The leadership is assured by the Brethren Cohen, in a dense register and away from the sarcastic comedies to which they have accustomed us. Expand
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