Out hunting a man comes across a drug deal gone wrong - dead bodies everywhere - and finds a bag containing $2million. Conscience forces him to later return with water for a survivor. He is too late, but returning to the scene he is spotted by people wanting their money back. So begins the long hunt in the latest film from the Coen brothers.This film has garnered virtually universal great reviews and is one of the leading Oscar contenders. It is beautifully shot, superbly acted - Tommy Lee Jones, Woody Harrelson and Kelly MacDonald are all excellent - and has the greatest haircut you've seen in a film for years. But...
I seem to be in the minority who like this film, think it has lots of fantastic components, but just feel it is a long way short of the master piece everyone else thinks it is. It is definitely not a bad film; it will deservedly win several Oscars (though overlooking Kelly MacDonald for a Best Supporting Actress nomination is almost scandalous) and apparently is a very faithful adaptation of the book. But for me it is a case of the sum being less than the parts.
Should you see it? Yes. Should you herald it as a masterpiece? I have my doubts - in short I preferred Fargo.
2 comments:
watch it again! it reveals more second time around, especially the end - best movie in many years for me bj
You're probably right. It is a great movie - just don't agree it is the flawless masterpiece that everyone says it is. From recent films I still prefer The Lives of Others - simply brilliant. Hey, with Juno, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and There Will Be Blood all released soon - it may not even be the best film of the spring... ;o)
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