This film is essentially about a game of cat and mouse. Llewelyn Moss is hunting in the desert and stumbles upon a murder scene. One man is alive who he leaves in the truck, and he finds drugs in the back. A bit further from the brutal scene he finds the man who got away with the money, and takes it for himself. That night, feeling guilty, he takes some water back to the desert to give to the man he found. He is soon discovered by a couple of men who chase him away.
Anton Chigurh is a hitman chosen to find Moss and retrieve the money. He pursuits Moss, killing anyone that stands in his way. He shows no emotion, its as if he is completely detached to what he is doing. He follows Moss with a transponder that has been planted amongst the money, which Moss eventually finds and removes. The cat and mouse chase explodes towards the end of the film, and then slows down to a stop.
The film was originally a book, it would be interesting to see if it stayed true to it. It was a tense film, building up slowly. Javier Bardem as Chiguhr was scary, evil, and showed no remorse. He was most definitely the most interesting character.
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ReplyDeleteI remember when I saw this film, specifically because there was virtually no backing music throughout. I found this to be intriguing and as you said, made it a very tense film. Definitely an interesting technique.
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