I watched the 138 minute cut. Somehow I had completely blanked on both the movie and McCarthy's connection -- total "wait, what?!" when his name appeared.
Cormack McCarthy filmed as a big, expensive capital-G Giallo sure sounds like a great idea, but every director eventually misses threading that needle of misunderstood masterpiece or camp classic. It's manic and feeds off of its own energy now and then, but I think I like the writing about this more than I do the actual film.
"Bardem looks like John Cassavetes in a fright wig." -- I miss Morbs.
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 10 January 2023 07:46 (one year ago) link