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Friday, March 21, 2008

No Country for Old Men movie review

Starring: Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem
Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
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Another interesting movie from my favorite director(s').
Movie begin with 'narrator', a sheriff, Ed Tom Bell, played by Tommy Lee Jones, talk about a past incident in which he send young man to chair. In the following scenes, Llewellyn Moss, played by Josh Brolin, is out hunting when he comes on the grim remains of drug deal gone completely gone wrong & full of dead bodies. Later he discovers suitcase of money. He runs away with the cash. Now we will see unstoppable hitman Anton Chigurh, played Javier Bardem, after Moss for the money. Later sheriff enter in to the crime scenes. There three men are very clever in what they do. Like Coen brother’s earlier movie FARGO, we will see many twists, lot of violence etc. Script is very interesting till the end. Movie finally ends with retired sheriff narrating a dream. Javier Bardem is magnificent as relentless hitman. The cinematography, acting, directing, editing, all top notch & no wonder it is OSCAR winner.

The Road Home Movie review

Directed by: Zhang Yimou

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As the plot begin, after many years, Yusheng Luo (Sun Honglei) has just returned to his hometown, the small, remote mountain village in Northern China. He narrates the story & his childhood & about parents etc. The snowy landscape of the present is filmed in stark black and white. After coming home he learns that his father has died in another town, so his mother insists that, following
the old ancient tradition, they carry the body back to village on foot rather than by car or tractor. While he was making preparation Luo explains his parents unique love story & how his father and mother first met. This part is shot in vibrant beautiful colors, which perfectly capture the rich yellows and gold of an autumn forest. In other sense we see positive happy & hope part in vibrant colors & the current sad part in black and white. Film has beautiful cinematography and heartfelt acting. This film is lovely and empty & script is predictable. Things move very slowly yet beauty and striking visuals engages the viewer. Casual moviegoers should skip this one & Strictly for art movies buffs.


Monday, March 17, 2008

Last weekend movies

The Road Home (8.5/10)
The Wooden Man's Bride (8/10)

Very beautiful dramas. Casual moviegoers should skip these movies. Strictly for art house fans.

No Country for Old Men (9.5/10)
Simply Fantastic! I will write review soon.