O Brother, Where Art Thou?

3 STARS

This was a pretty good film, but it was pretty random. Don't expect a normal movie. This is definitely The Odyssey. Take Clash of the Titans, Big Fish, the Great Depression, an old 30's Hollywood gangster movie, and a whole lot of bluegrass music and blend it all together...

Like I said - random.

But I liked it okay.

~Will


Tabi says: 4 STARS

A fun rendition of the Odyssey. I recommend familiarizing yourself with the story before watching the movie. I think I would have liked it better if I had done so. Parts of it were hilarious. It reaffirms what I've often thought about George Clooney, that he is a man of words. He seems to often play verbose characters. (Goodnight and Good Luck: a newscaster, the Ocean's movies: a fast talking con-artist) Days later when I was discussing the movie with a friend, the realization hit me that the dialog was great; southern, backwoods, but great. I even came back and "up-ed" my rating because of it.

It was fun to see a movie done by the Coen brothers who did so well at the Oscars this year (best picture: No Country for Old Men). I'm curious to see what another one of their movies is like.

Just as a fun side note: the actress that plays George Clooney's wife, Holly Hunter, also does the voice for Helen Parr, Elastigirl, in The Incredibles.