Sunday, December 07, 2014

Heck of a lot bullets for fender bender

Billy Bob Thornton makes as memorable a hitman in Fargo as Javier Bardem in No Country For Old Man. Billy Bob, he's always been somewhat underrated an actor despite umpteenth number of intense roles (A Simple Plan, U Turn, Sling Blade, The Man Who Wasn't There). Hope this gives him the respect he deserves. The series, a spin-off of the movie of the same monicker, is one of the best TV productions of the year.

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More twists than a barrel of pretzels

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