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Summary: Come back to Yazoo anytime.
Review: The movie was GREAT!!! I loved it and not just because it was filmed in my town. All the Bluegrass music and especially, "Man of constant sorrow" was terrific. I loved the true life reference of Tommy Johnsons selling his soul to the Devil, fantastic.
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Summary: Husband and I had VERY differnent opinions!
Review: I can only give this one three stars. I voted straight down the middle because my husband LOVED the movie and I thought it was O.K. I truly believe you will like this movie based on who you are. Sound silly? Let me explain. My husband is laid back, loves country music, pick-up trucks, and his favorite movie is "Old Yeller". Me, I like Jaguars, British History, wild music, and my favorite movie is "Rebecca" (Hitchcock). We are as opposite as it gets. Men love to call (you know who you are) certain movies "chick flicks"..a word used often in my household. Well, if your that kinda guy or gal, and you don't care for Sundance Film festival movies...THIS is your movie. A perfect five star-must own. If you are more like me and appreciate fine acting and great plot motive over the "fun" factor ..this might not be for you. The movie is charasmatic, funny, and offers a fabulous cast, but the plot was weak and the movie didn't "follow through" from beginng to end. But hey, that's me..As a woman who likes "chick flicks", I think this could be described as a "guy flick" from my perspective. Go on give it a try though....the tale of three escape convicts on the search for life and a fast getaway with overstated humor was not a night wasted. It was fun, but I wanted more from the all-star cast. And to all you country music lovers..okay, I'll state it here for the record: (can I whisper though?) I loved the theme song by the "Soggy Bottom Boys".
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Summary: amazing movie!
Review: I 100% reccomend this movie to anyone and everyone. It was funny with a great plot and amazing music! i had to buy the soundtrack on the way home from the theater!
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Summary: A "feel good" film
Review: This was one of the most enjoyable movies I have seen lately. Funny, original, and delighful. I loved the "old timey" music, and the bleached out color of the film was perfect for this era. This was probably the best role (so far) that George Clooney has ever had, and Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson were the best! Charles Durning did his usual great acting job. Kudos to the "bit part" actors...John Goodman as the con man and Michael Badalucco in the role of Pretty Boy Floyd were terrific. Who ever did the casting for this pix was right on the money! I received the DVD of this movie for my birthday and have watched it several times. I never get tired of the story, the music or just the pure fun! Bravo to the Coen brothers...lets have more of your efforts.
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Summary: Smiles all around !
Review: I had not rented this DVD because I am not a fan of prison movies, but decided to rent it.
I now own the DVD, I now own the CD soundtrack, I now own the DVD that was made celebrating the music of this movie, "Down from the Mountain" and the CD "Down from the Mountain."It is a great movie. Lots of fun and outstanding music. Very wholesome movie and fun to view all the events and situations that Po' ol' George Clooney gets himself into at every turn.
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Summary: A MUST SEE !!!!!!
Review: This is great!!!! I saw it 2 times in the theater and Bought the DVD the day it came out. You will cry laughing. I litterally fell out of my seat the first time I saw this.
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Summary: Oh Brother Where Art Thou
Review: This was a great movie. It is George Clooney's best performance.
It was unique. It was crazy, quirky and just plain fun. I highly recommend this movie. The music was great too, but I was
disappointed to find out that George Clooney did not actually do
the singing for his character. Everyone's performance was really very good.
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Summary: One of the best movies I've seen in a long time...
Review: I was more than pleasantly surprised by this one. I had heard it was a comedy, so it was bought, with not too much in the way of expectations by any member of our family. If you will recall, it didn't do very well at the Box Office. From beginning to end, this movie was great. My 17 yr old son even enjoyed it. Between George Clooney's hair and Holly Hunter's "He's bonafide.", much in the tradition of Fargo, this is a hilarious movie. Especially enjoyable was looking for the references to The Odyssey, which my son had just studied in school. The music was incorporated extremely well and I have since bought the CD just to enjoy the music that is in this movie. Great for the entire family. My 7 year old son watches it at least once a week.
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Summary: The Classics Go Pop.
Review: Only the Coen Brothers could loosely base a film on THE ODYSSEY, set it in rural 1930s Mississippi, change the lead character from a war hero to an escaped chain-gang convict, and make the movie work successfully. The plot of the movie is that Ulysses "Everett" McGill, Pete, and Delmar are three convicts, chained together, who have escaped and are on the run to supposedly fine some loot (1.2 million dollars to be exact) that "Everett" buried before he was put in the pen. Along the way they meet a variety of characters from a blind railroad man, a one-eyed Bible salesman, three beautiful sirens washing clothes in the river, and George "Babyface" Nelson. Throw in a Klu Klux Klan meeting that starts off in a rousing musical number that seems a cross between a Broadway musical and the flying monkey theme from THE WIZARD OF OZ; a couple of lynch mobs; back-stabbing family members; a prayed for miracle flood of Biblical proportions; and a strange character who seems a lot like the devil and you're in for a toe-stomping, roller coaster ride of a movie filled with humor of all kinds. Many people have criticized the movie because they don't understand what's going on throughout the movie. To begin with, the film is loosely based on Homer's THE ODYSSEY. If you're familiar with that classic piece of literature, you will have a better understanding of the movie and perhaps appreciate it a bit more. But if you aren't familiar with THE ODYSSEY, it really shouldn't make too much of a difference. This is a Coen brother's film and like all of their movies it is quirky, somewhat bizarre, and full of classical and pop cultural references. The humor is on several different levels from visual gags to witty word play. However, not everyone will find the film enjoyable. Nevertheless, this is probably the most audience accessible of all Coen films. It's made in the same sort of style as RAISING ARIZONA and THE HUDSUCKER PROXY and has a "happy" ending. The film feels like one is watching an old silent film brought to life and connected together. Not only that, but the movie also has one of the best soundtracks in recent years; the music is a key part of the film. Other than that all I can say is that my brother and I are different as night and day and there aren't very many movies we both enjoy. We both loved this movie.
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Summary: not the coen's best movie
Review: O Brother where art thou is a decent movie but I was expecting something more. It was their first movie since big lemboski so my expectations where pretty high for o brother where art thou. However, watching the movie made me realize that this movie is not as good as the other coen brother's movies which I wish it were.
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