The Winner: No Country for Old Men.
The Other Nominees: Atonement, Juno, Michael Clayton, and There Will Be Blood.
My Choice: For me, this race comes down to two movies: Atonement and No Country for Old Men. I'm inclined to agree with the Academy on this one. The Coen Brothers have made a brilliant film on the nature of violence, and I enjoyed (if that's the right word) watching it even more a second time. This is a very rich film. However, if there is a movie that I expect to keep returning to time after time, it will probably be Atonement. I don't know that it is a greater achievement in filmmaking, but Atonement had much more emotional resonance for me.
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