no country for old men

last night i had some time, so i went to go and see this movie. i have been intentionally ignoring any information on this movie for quite some time now. i didnt really want to know much about it, rather be taken in by the experience as it was unfolding.

the film is a bit slow, but i hardly noticed. im not sure it thats because i was too engaged in the story, or if its because ive been watching a ton of slow movies lately that im used to it now... its basically a texas man who finds some money and a lot of trouble, the sheriff who helps out however he can, and the determined man who wants his money back. its somewhat odd the way each of the actors play in this movie. they each just seem to realize that they have no say in how things are going to go down. they are trapped in this path- like dominoes already set, just waiting to get pushed down. a couple times there were instances where a character would begrudgingly do what they knew they needed to, even thought they knew it wasnt going to end well for them.

the guy with the money doesnt really seem all that interested in the money, nor does the guy trying to get it back. they seem much more interested in evening the score that in resolution to their problems. and the sherriff is interested only enough to get rid of the annoyance, but not much beyond that.

all the acting was good, i really enjoyed tommy lee jones and his simple responses, for example his deputy asks 'its a mess, aint it?' he responds 'If it ain't, it'll do till the mess gets here.' and i do believe javier bardem deserves most the the praise he has been getting.

ive been hearing a lot of people who hate the ending of this movie. now, im not going to give anything way, but i must say that i disagree. i felt the ending was fitting. satisfying? no, but fitting.