![]() ![]() ![]() There is a polished, poetic plainness to some of Cormac McCarthy’s prose in which his admirers might hear echoes of Flannery O’Connor but which usually leaves me exasperated. (Excerpts from TIFF 2007 review posted at Jeffrey Overstreet’s Looking Closer Journal.) It’s not impossible to talk yourself into liking something you didn’t at first glance, but it is possible. With the notable exception of Terence Malick, the Coens are the directors I’ve tried the most to appreciate without much success. So why can’t I go with the flow? And will a decade’s worth of water under the bridge make it easier to capitulate to critical consensus? Of the few who don’t love it, almost all respect it. It has a 93% fresh rating at Rotten Tomatoes and a 91 score at the stingier Metacritic. ![]() The Coens’ faithful adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s best known (though not necessarily best) novel earned four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director(s), Best Supporting Actor (Javier Bardem), and Best Adapted Screenplay. ![]() No Country for Old Men turns ten this year. ![]()
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