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Summary: Pantheon of great movies now one larger
Review: I love movies, and expected to enjoy this one (couldn't get to the theatre to see it). I had no idea this was such a classic. It can hold its own against any movie out there. It is a difficult movie to describe. Perhaps being from the rural and somewhat inbred South, I can appreciate it more, but this movie will one day be enshrined with the other greats. Note: the CD soundtrack is superb!!
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Summary: ::::: Yawn :::::
Review: I know George Clooney is one of the biggest stars but he is such a ham actor who belong in the league with corey feldman's and scott baio's . This movie is trying too hard to be funny . The only reason i am giving this 2 stars is for the music and scenery
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Summary: A wonderful little film
Review: As an admitted fan of "art" and "cult" films, I enjoyed O Brother very much. The occasional disjointed dialog reminded me of theater of the absurd or the X-files at its most ponderous. The music, of course, was superb, and George Clooney seemed to look more and more like Clark Gable as the movie wore on. The rest of the ensemble was excellent as well. The audience went out smiling.One American movie that I can compare it to was "Cannery Row" with Nick Nolte and Debra Winger. If you enjoyed O Brother, you'll probably like Cannery Row as well. Five Stars.
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Summary: Excellent Movie, Excellent Music! Highly Recommended Movie
Review: Before I'd seen the movie I thought, well, this movie won't amount to anything, but then, when I went to see it, it was awesome. I was so proud to see they included bluegrass music in the movie and also proud to see it was the traditional bluegrass, Ralph Stanley, Dan Tyminski, Stanley Brothers, Cox Family, Etc. It was all great. I think this movie, besides being a great movie for everyone to see, will also help further bluegrass music in general thanks to the Coen Brothers. This movie will make you laugh until you can't laugh anymore and you will stay glued to the screen all the way through. I highly recommend it to anybody who has never viewed it. One of the best movies of the year!
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Summary: An easy 5 stars
Review: I saw the movie on a friends recomendation and was expecting to see an okay movie, but what I saw was one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. In my opinion George Clooney and the Coen Bros. did a terrific job. I also own the soundtrack (which I recomend) and I beleive the music in the movie just adds to it and makes it even better.
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Summary: O Muse!
Review: Homer's Odyssey, re-figured as a myth of the Depression-era South... and a satire... and a love song. O Brother is in my Top 5. What ties this movie together is the intelligence that pours out of every frame and every line of dialog. (Think "Rushmore"). Slice this movie along any axis: - Intellectualism / Book Learnin'. It's based on Homer's Odyssey -- Come on! Top that off with dozens of quasi-historical references that I don't even get. - Satire. It goes from big and blunt ("The KKK Scene" is the best KKK treatment I've ever seen) to so subtle and detailed that you barely notice it (look at the earnestness on Delmar's face when he sings "I am a Man of Constant Sorrow"!) But how can the movie be a satire when it revels so much in the lush mythology and history (good and bad) of Mississippi? - Music. More perfectly woven into this movie than any I've seen. (And no it doesn't hit you over the head like musicals do.) It sounds trite, but you *will* be singing these songs after the movie. And you might even want to buy the soundtrack and put it next to your Radiohead CDs. - Cinematography. Just gorgeous. - Acting. In some ways the weakest part of the movie -- George Clooney was great, but only got to 95%. John Goodman was... John Goodman. But for some characters, brilliant. I absolutely believed that Tim Blake Nelson (Delmar) was a dumb hick, even though I know it's impossible. And the blind Radio Station Man (Stephen Root aka Milton the Red Stapler Guy from Office Space) was genious. - Beauty. See Music and Cinematography. - Dialogue. It takes the deepest intelligence to write this way. Strongly characterized, referential, regional, colloquial, and so so funny. Ulysses' rhetoric is priceless. And Delmar's southernisms slip in so smoothly that you forget to ask - how did two brothers from Minnesota write this? - Cheer Factor. Damn! Those boys can sing! And it's funny as hell. O Brother is one of those movies that I can play again and again like an album. You know the story, but who cares -- you just want to sit back and marvel at the work.
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Summary: Oh Brother!!
Review: This flick was, overall, disappointing. Contained too few funny parts and was, many times, slow moving.
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Summary: Such a surprise!
Review: I rented this movie because I had heard very little about it and was curious about a George Clooney movie that wasn't all over the media. My daughter (22yrs old) and I (42) were at first perplexed..was it a musical or what? By 10 minutes into it we were both addicted; the music working with the scenes was very well done. We were both new to this type of music. I wouldn't have cared about the story or the 3 stooges likenesses, but they were catchy too. I now own the DVD and the soundtrack. Truely different and fun.......
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Summary: Another great, yet peculiar Coen film
Review: One of the biggest draws to this wonderful movie is the way the Coen brothers where able to give a unique sense of style and location to this period piece. From the wonderful cinematography to the highly acclaimed soundtrack, the viewer gets a a stylized version of the southern U.S. of the 1930s. The storyline, roughly based on the Oddysey, goes throughout the land in a somewhat haphazard, but madcap way. It's not the end result of the plot that matters, though, it's the journey. As with other Coen brothers films, the dialogue and regional dialect is a big draw, with the great cast delivering tons of quirky, hilarious sayings. One note, however, with many Coen movies, I've noticed people seem to love them or hate them. O Brother might not be everyone's cup of tea, though after many a repeated veiwing, I find it wonderful. Aside from the film, getting the soundtrack would be quite worthwhile as well. The DVD has a few nice bonuses, the best of which are a couple of interesting featurettes, and the 'Man of Constant Sorrow' music video.
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Summary: Beautiful and Lacking
Review: I would rarely describe a movie as boring, but if I took my mind of the amazing visuals for a moment I found my attention waning. I thought the acting and humor was obnoxious and overdone. This is obviously a matter of taste as most people seem to enjoy this movie. Definitely try it for yourself.
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