However, No Country for Old Men has finally made its way to Mansfield's Odeon but just for one showing a day, which locals would be crazy to miss out on.

Directed by the brilliant Coen Brothers, No Country for Old Men is a modern western adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel of the same name.

Starting with a familiar premise of a man who discovers a suitcase of money after a disastrous drug deal, the film then expands into one of the most meditative and striking additions to the western genre in years.

The film's plot shifts narrative focus throughout and there is no lead protagonist with equal screen time shared by three characters.

Josh Brolin plays Moss, the hunter who finds the money, Tommy Lee Jones is a local Sheriff and then there is Terminator-like killer Anton Chigurh who is pursuing the lost money played by Javiers Bardem.

What proceeds is a thrilling chase movie that travels through sparse desert lands and sleazy motel rooms whilst Moss tries to stay ahead of the dedicated killer on his trail.

The film's greatest quality is the pacing, it moves forward at a slow meditative pace which is then punctured by moments of supremely orchestrated violence.

The violence is never gratuitous but always spectacular and in a cinema the sound is superb, making the whole auditorium erupt when every gunshot is fired.

The performances are also equally brilliant and Javiers Bardem is simply chilling throughout, whilst the Coen's direction is faultless.

Little can be said about the plot of No Country for Old Men as not a great deal happens, but its masterstroke is how the directors use every filmmaking tool to make it one of the most understated and moving movies in years.

Fans of the Coen Brothers will be pleased to know they are back on form after a couple of horrendous movies.

No Country for Old Men feels most like their early efforts Blood Simple and Miller's Crossing but with an added sense of maturity which should surely send this year's Best Film Oscar their way.

— Michael Johns, 5/5