O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) Reviews
- Starring:
- George Clooney, John Turturro, (more)
- Director(s):
- Joel Coen
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Category:
- Comedy
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8 out of 9 people found this review helpful Probably at the top of my list of great movies. It was amazing though how many reviewers never got what this movie was. (I thought you had to be well educated in order to qualify to be a reviewer). ... Read More Probably at the top of my list of great movies. It was amazing though how many reviewers never got what this movie was. (I thought you had to be well educated in order to qualify to be a reviewer). This movie can be watched from three different perspectives and you can get three different experiences by watching it those different ways.
Great job on the writing and presentation of one of the all time great stories. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful Loved it in the theatre, and still loving it. I'm not a big Clooney fan, but this was by far his best roll ever. It got him
out of that same character he does in every movie. Joel Coen did a great ... Read More Loved it in the theatre, and still loving it. I'm not a big Clooney fan, but this was by far his best roll ever. It got him
out of that same character he does in every movie. Joel Coen did a great job. I love every movie he and Ethan put out. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful This is one funny movie!! My daughter had this on her ipod and showed me a couple of laugh out loud scenes and I had to get the DVD. This now ranks as one of my all time favorite movies. Anyone who ... Read More This is one funny movie!! My daughter had this on her ipod and showed me a couple of laugh out loud scenes and I had to get the DVD. This now ranks as one of my all time favorite movies. Anyone who disagrees...well all I can say is..."That don't make no sense!!!" LOL Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful WOW. I cannot believe just how good this movie is. Like the title proclaims, it is my fourth favorite movie of all time and my absolute favorite Coen film. Everything here is good. The atmosphere (a hazy looking sepia tone), the setting (good old backwoods, full of gophers and one-eyed bible salesmen), the acting (not a bad egg to be found), the music (own the album, brings me back every time), and most importantly, the characters. Probably never have I seen more diversified and likeable characters in a movie before. The loquaciously wise Everett, the short-fused Pete, the dimwitted Delmar, little characters such as Goodman's unforgettable "Cyclops" and Washington Hogwallop, all acting beyond words. "I don't want Fop, I'm a Dapper Dan man!" Just fantastic. An A movie.WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful George Clooney's best performance, ever.
Love each and every scene. Undescribably funny. And the music works so well with the plot. The Ullyses references just make the plot even funnier.
I ... Read More George Clooney's best performance, ever.
Love each and every scene. Undescribably funny. And the music works so well with the plot. The Ullyses references just make the plot even funnier.
I love this movie so much, I can't even come up with anything else than this.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful Coen Brothers strike again! Has the type of humor oft repeated at water coolers, and like gatherings at the workplace everywhere!"Well, isn't this a geographical oddity!" just to name one. Cleverly ... Read More Coen Brothers strike again! Has the type of humor oft repeated at water coolers, and like gatherings at the workplace everywhere!"Well, isn't this a geographical oddity!" just to name one. Cleverly written, and the acting is first rate. Great movie, Rent it!
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0 out of 3 people found this review helpful This movie had heavy pretentions, but ultimately failed to deliver. It would have been a fantastic movie if they hadn't attempted to recreate the Odyssey. The allusions were so strained and ... Read More This movie had heavy pretentions, but ultimately failed to deliver. It would have been a fantastic movie if they hadn't attempted to recreate the Odyssey. The allusions were so strained and jarring. It seemed like the story, funny and quaint on its own, was jarred and sidetracked every time the writers stretched it to encompass yet another Odyssey parallel. The kooky plot and acting were really well done (a tough admission for an avowed Clooney hater), and the production quality was top-notch... but in the end it just didn't work. It's really just not as clever as it wants to be, and nowhere in the vicinity of "literary". Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
0 out of 9 people found this review helpful I rented this because people at work were saying it was one of the greatest movies of all times. My husband and I took 3 nights to watch the movie because we fell asleep the first two night. I ... Read More I rented this because people at work were saying it was one of the greatest movies of all times. My husband and I took 3 nights to watch the movie because we fell asleep the first two night. I didn't see what all the fuss was about. The movie was boring, the acting was second rate and the outcome predictable. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No |
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