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Javier was excellent, as was

Lori Carlson — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:53:58 -0500

Javier was excellent, as was Tommy Lee Jones.

I did a double-take when I saw Kelly Macdonald playing a Southern wife in this movie, since she's actually a Scottish actress most famous for her role in "Trainspotting." She did a good job with the role.

The whole movie, including

Mark Nesvig — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:19:41 -0500

The whole movie, including the ending, closely followed the book that it was based on.

Lori, have no fear, I also

Broken_Poetry — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:14:51 -0500

Lori, have no fear, I also thought the ending was strange! However, given the overall vibe of the movie, I'm not surprised with how it ended...I don't think the Coen brothers or the screenwriters themselves wanted to hand the ending to us in a pretty box with clean corners and a pretty bow.
On a side note, I think Javier Bardem completely deserved his best supporting actor Oscar. His performance was oustandingly creepy!

'No Country for Old Men': What's up with that ending?

Lori Carlson — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:50:41 -0600

I must be getting old.

I saw "No Country for Old Men" this weekend, and while I thought the acting and directing was terrific, I just couldn't get past the blood and guts.

And what was up with that ending?

I get what they're trying to say. I just didn't like how certain things weren't really resolved. I won't say much more for fear of spoiling it for those who haven't seen it.

For those who have seen the movie - what did you think? Was it worthy of the "best picture" Oscar?