Originally we snuck into this film before watching it win at the Oscars and I was glad that we did. I whole heartedly agree that this was the Bes t Picture of 2007 and that it was flawless in its execution as a film. Each of the characters are astoundingly wonderful to watch. The cinematography is excellent and the Coen Brothers put another notch in their belt of great films. It isn’t easy to peg down this film with a genre, and it is a period piece but not from so long ago that it looks alien. All told, this film is a great experience and a must have for anyone who is a lover of great cinema. The DVD itself isn’t all that spectacular aside from the film itself. The special features are somewhat lacking. The ‘making of’ featurette is roughly 25 minutes and very insightful to anyone who wants to know more about what was put into piecing this film together. The ‘working with the Coen’s’ feature is around 9 minutes and doesn’t go more in depth than the making of part, as well as the 7 minute ‘diary of a country sheriff.’ The authors of the DVD could have probably clumped all three of these together because they aren’t all that different, and it feels like they maybe broke them up to give the feel that there are more extras on the DVD than there really are. Incredibly there are no commentary tracks which I found most disappointing, I was dying to hear what were going through the directors heads when I was watching in the theater and am still left wondering..
I would say that this film is defiantly worthy of anyone’s collection, just be sure to watch it after the kids are asleep because there is some extreme violence going on in this film, but all part of an exquisite landscape that is No Country. This wondrously thought provoking movie is absolutely worth more than one viewing, especially after watching the featurettes on the making of the film itself.
Even the ending left much to be desired.
I don't have the time to get into everything I didn't like about this one so let's just say that a lot of people liked this film but, a lot of us just thought it was dumb.
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