No Country for Old Men (2007, USA) C-122m. **½ D: Joel and Ethan Coen. Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald, Garret Dillahunt, Tess Harper, Barry Corbin, Stephen Root, Rodger Boyce. The movie that won the Coens a Best Picture and Best Director(s) Oscar is also a summary of their career. Poacher Brolin is the first to discover the corpses after a botched drug deal in the desert, takes off with $2 million in cash. Hot on his trail are brutal Mexican killer Bardem, and weary sheriff Jones. Dead-pan, languid adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel, never inches away from its defeatist tone. It's peopled with bizarre characters (as is customary with the Coens), and the grotesque dialogues between them is what makes this movie tick. The plot is less original, resorting to chase and stalk too often. The Coens revisit settings and themes of their previous hits: opportunist criminals, trailer parks, shabby hotels/motels, killers straight from hell, tired cops. This will please the filmmakers' fans, but remains a slight pick for a Best Picture Academy Award - maybe a nod to their previous achievements. Almost unnoticeable score by Carter Burwell, good cinematography by Roger Deakins.