Xan Brooks on the 2008 Oscar Nominees
by Andre Soares
Xan Brooks in The Guardian:
"In terms of mainstream American cinema, 2008 is already shaping up as something of a vintage year. Still more miraculously, this mini renaissance has been largely reflected in the nominations for the 80th annual Academy Awards, with a muscular bunch of contenders in the running for the crowning best picture Oscar.
"A recent, second viewing of No Country For Old Men only confirms my opinion that it’s the Coen brothers’ best film to date. There Will Be Blood is a robust and intricate epic that makes room (arguably too much room) for a powerhouse performance from Daniel Day-Lewis. Elsewhere, Michael Clayton proved a solid, intelligent legal drama, while Juno is altogether delightful. The sole fly in the ointment, inevitably, is the presence of the over-praised Atonement — its inclusion presumably at the expense of Tim Burton’s terrific Sweeney Todd. Which just goes to show that you can’t have everything."
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