We watched No Country for Old Men the other night. One of the many reasons I have to be thankful for DH is that he encourages me to watch thought-provoking movies. We might even say “film” if that doesn’t sound too highbrow. *wink*

Film or movies — it doesn’t matter. The point is that I want a good story. I was not satisfied with this one, and I’m curious what you think. The ending was indeterminate. I was mildly surprised to realize that I had not seen an action taken — I’d strongly assumed someone was killed — until DH reminded me that did not necessarily happen. I fell for it!

In another part of the film, mysterious people mysteriously ask a mysterious someone to go after someone else. We never know who the people are, why they want to go after this person or what they plan to do when they catch him. Oooo, the mystery!

What good does all that mystery do for the movie? I have not figured out what, if any, reason there is for that writing/directing choice.

I’m all for a bit of mystery, but this screenplay left too many questions unanswered. That doesn’t make it a bad movie. It just makes it a movie that I won’t bother watching a second time. As usual with a Coen Brothers Movie, an enormous number of people are murdered. Ah, the Coen brothers. At least no one ended up in a wood chipper!