60-second cinema

6 out of 10 (I'm writing this review a good number of weeks after having seen the film, but here goes anyway.) For all the hype and Oscars (including Best Picture) that this received, I was left a little disappointed... and confused. Struggling to make out Tommy Lee Jones's mumblings as the Sheriff , I failed to get the importance of his role in the story. Instead, I invested my keenest interest and expectations in the killer (Javier Bardem) and the chancer (Josh Brolin), only to get a bit of a surprise late on. Hey ho. In hindsight, the story itself was fine — good, in fact — and it was pretty well shot and directed. I figure my mark just reflects how I felt after it. A second viewing might see that rise.

8 out of 10 Drugs deal gone wrong, lots of dead bodies. Holds your attention well, wondering where the next bit of blood and guts will come. {Rapt attention from the (Orange) Wednesday afternoon audience, apart from the usual incontinence sufferers shuffling in and out and the odd student checking his mobile phone for texts!} The psycho chasing the money is well menacing; wouldn't like to come face to face with him on a dark night. Good film.