If you want a true chiller-thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat, then look no further than No Country For Old Men. The latest from the Coen brothers which sees the co-writer-directors return to the tense thriller form of their early career when they brought out films like Blood Simple and Fargo. Indeed anyone coming into this Coen brothers classic expecting an easy ride in the sprit of O Brother, Where Art Thou? will be truly surprised. You're not going to get an easy ride here.

The story is based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Cormac McCarthy, written by the Coen Brothers and produced by Scott Rudin. Beyond that, I don't want to say too much, its better you discover it for yourself, let's suffice to say it involves a chase, a large suitcase of money, an opportunist who knows how to handle himself, Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) who wants the money after he's found it, a truly chilling man who has an effective way of opening doors (Javier Bardem) who also wants the money and a weary veteran cop Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) on the trail of both men (and the money).

Much of the brilliance of this Coen brothers thriller, is in the detail. These are wily old characters who know a thing or two about survival, whilst Tommy Lee Jones plays a sheriff who knows a thing or two about tracking, he's been in the business for years to the extent that early on, he bemoans the fact that in times past, you'd get a nice kind of criminal, whilst the kind that wander the earth now are a class on again, they're people who will step well outside the moral boundaries to get what they want. It's not a world he likes living in anymore. No country for old men.

Where the film goes, who's doing what and why, where it will all end up, that's a good proportion of the fun of this film, so you must find out that for yourself. Just expect that the Coen brothers will be at their most chilling - if you're faint hearted, if you don't like violence or extreme tension, this may not be for you.

Certainly I would defy anyone to find a character more gripping than the one Javier Bardem plays, he's like the grim reaper. You seriously don't want to meet this guy outside your door.

If anything though, in a film that is packed full of decent meaty heavyweight roles, perhaps Josh Brolin's is best since in his hopes for a better future, he not only carries his own but also ours as well - not that there's anything especially wholesome in what he does, but there is a will to survive against all the odds. Whether he does or not... well, you must pay your money and enjoy this superior thriller.