No Country for Old Men is a 2005 novel by American author Cormac McCarthy. Set along the United States–Mexico border in 1980, the story concerns an illicit drug deal gone wrong in a remote desert location. The title comes from the poem “Sailing to Byzantium” by William Butler Yeats.

After much discussion and silly suggestions from friends, we decided to see No Country for Old Men. I had already seen There Will be Blood while in NYC and, found it one of the best new movies I had seen. However, the ending seemed a bit excessive and fantasy when compared with the rest of the movie. It was still very enjoyable

No Country for Old Men, on the other had, really had the kind of suspense all the way through to the end that keeps a viewer on the edge of the seat. In our case, however, it was a car seat because we went to the Swap Shop drive-in. The cinematography was excellent. Scene after scene could be captured as fine art images and, the dialogue, even in its souther drawl, was poetic. If you haven’t seen it, do so.

Originally posted on NEW MAeX Artblog.