| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Won | Oscar | Best Achievement in Directing Ethan Coen Joel Coen |
| Best Motion Picture of the Year Scott Rudin Ethan Coen Joel Coen | |||
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Javier Bardem | |||
| Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Joel Coen Ethan Coen | |||
| Nominated | Oscar | Best Achievement in Cinematography Roger Deakins | |
| Best Achievement in Film Editing Ethan Coen (as Roderick Jaynes) Joel Coen (as Roderick Jaynes) | |||
| Best Achievement in Sound Editing Skip Lievsay | |||
| Best Achievement in Sound Mixing Skip Lievsay Craig Berkey Greg Orloff Peter F. Kurland | |||
Miramax Films
Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, Miramax)
Josh Brolin is a hunter who stumbles upon a drug deal gone bad in the Texas desert, and a satchel full of cash which he takes home to his trailer park wife. Javier Bardem is the Mexican drug dealer who wants the money back at any cost. Bardem is one of the most psychopathic killers in recent memory, his weapon of choice is an air bolt gun that is used to kill steer, that or a shotgun with a silencer. However, the film is marred by the excessive gore: do we really need to see Bardem operate on his own leg, or a broken bone sticking out of his arm? The violence does not serve the story, it is only there to shock and call attention to itself, the definition of exploitation. Then there is the predictable Cohen brothers quirkiness: few characters speak like normal people, preferring to rattle off dry dialogue laced with even dryer humor.
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