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Sep 27, 2016Nursebob rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Vast plains and endless skies frame this Coen Brothers adaptation of Charles Portis’ 1968 novel, a beautifully rendered twist on the traditional oater in which the bad guys aren’t entirely despicable nor are the good guys entirely spotless. Roger Deakins’ impeccable cinematography takes great delight in stars, snowflakes, and roaring firelight, with a sweeping vision that goes from expressive close-ups to wide-angled seas of grass without missing a heartbeat. But it is the Coen’s script which sets this one apart from the usual genre fare—vivid and unexpectedly eloquent, even the low-down dirty outlaws’ speech sounds like prose spat through broken teeth. A bittersweet paean to the Old West with a coda as cool and pragmatic as its environs.