Based on my annual sms-survey of select friends, the following movie titles were suggested for ‘best’ film of 2008: “Atonement”, “Choke”, “Juno”, even “Quantum of Solace”. Predictably, the two overall most popular choices were the audience favourite “The Dark Knight” and the critics’ favourite “No Country for Old Men”. Taking a page from Ebert, I’m not doing a top ten list of 2008. I’ve seen too few films to really feel qualified to draft such a list in the first place. What I have is a top three (as I’ve on occasion had in previous years) and then a list of titles from 2008 in alphabetical order.
The best film of 2008 was “No Country for Old Men”. This layered, deeply satisfying crime thriller set in the New West presented some of the most cerebral, captivating viewing in recent memory. So, “NCFOM” is number one. The second best film of the year is the shockingly underappreciated “There Will Be Blood”, a gripping oil drama built on Daniel Day-Lewis’s towering performance. The third best film of 2008 is “Wall–E”. You’ve probably seen that one, so it’s not necessary to motivate that choice and position. These three films are all deserving 4* movies worthy of entries in cine-encyclopaedias.
As for some other top titles of 2008:
Atonement
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
The Darjeeling Limited
The Dark Knight
Gone Baby Gone
In Bruges
Iron Man
Once
Sweeney Todd
Sympathy for Mr Vengeance
As more titles come to mind, I'll add them retroactively.
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