The first nine/tenths of No Country was a great movie. The last one/tenth almost completely ruined it.
That’s my assessment of No Country for Old Men,too. Especially after the scene where the sheriff’s cousin is speechifying and we’re led to believe, OK, here’s where the sheriff does the right thing and catch the uber villain.
(But on the other hand, it would have been a longass movie.)
I will second that. The sense of anticipation building towards the eventual showdown brewing between the Brolin character and Bardem character was great. Then, Brolin killed off in a completely meaningless way. No showdown. Have never felt as ripped off by a movie as I felt when I left the theater after that one.