Dare I? Yes, the movie is better than the book. However, the poem is best. That said, No Country for Old Men is exemplary in its combination of art house subtleties, chase suspense, and shoot-'em-up thrills. What NCFOM lacks in realism is made up for with mysticism, that is, Anton Chigurh, and ultimately, philosophical reflection. It is a quality double feature along with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

A Zoroastrian theme at its core, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly exhibits life by following the money, as they say, when three outlaws find the whereabouts of stolen Union Army loot, and then showdown for it. Spoiler: The "luckiest" wins! Studious percievers will draw the relation between Angel Eyes and No Country for Old Men author Cormac McCarthy's Anton Chigurh.