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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
George Clooney, John Turturro,
Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Holly Hunter |
| MPAA Rated: |
PG-13 |
| Released By: |
Touchstone
Pictures & Universal
Pictures |
| Kiddie Movie: |
Not too young. |
| Date Movie: |
She might chuckle a little bit. |
| Gratuitous Sex: |
Hinted at. |
| Gratuitous
Violence: |
Ulysses and Delmar get their
butts kicked. |
| Action: |
Not really. |
| Laughs: |
Some pretty funny moments but
mostly chuckles. |
| Memorable
Scene: |
The KKK rally. |
| Memorable
Quote: |
None. |
| Directed By: |
Joel Coen |
| Produced By: |
Ethan Coen |
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O Brother,
Where Art Thou?
A Movie Review |
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The Coen brothers are known for quirky looks at life.
Most people know of their work with "Fargo" and life in
Minnesota, a few others have grown to appreciate "The Big
Lebowski" and the life of a bowler, and now they bring us
"O Brother, Where Art Thou?" and life in the 30’s south.
"O Brother, Where Art Thou?" brings us George Clooney
in one of his best roles and performances since he left
"ER." He is Ulysses, and joined by Pete (John Turturro)
and Delmar (Tim Blake Nelson), we get taken on the adventure of our
three fugitives seemingly looking for Ulysses’ buried treasure but
actually just really looking for Penny (Holly Hunter), Ulysses’
old main squeeze. In the travels our heroes come across Tommy
Johnson and record "Man of Constant Sorrow" making them
big stars and they don’t even know it. They also come across three
sirens that seemingly turn Pete into a frog, get hoodwinked by bible
salesman Big Dan (John Goodman), take on the Ku Klux Klan, and get
mixed up in the governor’s race among other parts of their travels
with each of the intertwining stories getting their own quirky look
by the Coen brothers brand of humor.
I won’t go into this movie too much except to say that if you
liked the kookiness of "Fargo" or "The Big Lebowski"
then you will probably enjoy "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Most of the movie doesn’t involve laugher jokes, just funny looks
and commentary at a lifestyle that might make you chuckle. If you
didn’t get the jokes in "Fargo" you probably won’t get
the jokes in "O Brother,…", but you might want to give
it a chance anyway because Ulysses, Pete, and Delmar come off as
three goofballs you might just root for.
I’ll give "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" 4 stars out of
5. It had some great moments, like the comic look at the KKK rally,
but some moments just took too long to get to where they were going.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!! |
