First off, let me say how much I love the fact that the week of it's wide opening...the city I live closest to only has 2 places pick it up, in a town with 23 theaters followed by movietickets.com, 2 grab NCFOM, thanks. I had a similar rant when Shoot 'Em Up came out, I think 1 place got it, and due to a funeral I had to go to, I missed my movie day that week, and the next week the movie was gone. That's for another rant though.
Now, here is my film n00b confession. Before yesterday, I've only seen 1 Coen Brothers movie all the way through (Hudsucker Proxy). I've seen bits of a few others, but their name being attached to the movie didn't mean a ton to me. Having said that, I really loved this movie, and if it's still at the one place next week, I may go see it again.
After watching it, I'm seeing a lot of people online confused (and on another forum) mad at the movie for the "open" ending. Now, I'm not a terribly smart man, and I do tend to let my mind wander...making me sometimes miss important info. But honestly, I felt like I got closure to this movie. It may not be the kind of closure I want and or expect out of a movie, but I gathered as I was watching that this isn't a very typical movie... I do feel like I got an ending, and that it wasn't left open as some have suggested.
I do wish I was paying a little bit more attention during Tommy Lee Jones' speech at the end, I feel like I missed something there.