With his latest turn as a Bond villain in Skyfall, it seems only fitting to take a look back on the career of Javier Bardem, and this fascinating three-movie collection is a great place to start. The film most familiar to viewers will be No Country for Old Men, the 2008 Coen Brothers movie for which he earned a well-deserved Oscar as Best Supporting Actor. It’s still a great movie, and Bardem’s performance as the evil Anton Chigurh is mesmerizing. Bardem is just as fascinating playing a completely different role in Biutiful, the story of a petty criminal trying to provide for his children with what he makes running deals and scams on the streets of Barcelona. It’s a beautiful performance, mainly because Bardem doesn’t play it to gain out sympathy in any cheap pr easy way. Rounding out the collection is Mondays in the Sun, the story of a band of unemployed shipyard worked on the coast of Spain. It’s obviously a story that resonate with the world today, and they way Bardem and his fellow actors portray men who won’t let life beat them down is inspirational.
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