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I am not a Coen Bros. fan, but the trailer really hooked me. The fact that it's got Malkovich looking like he's got a good role only convinced me. Plus it's got Tilda Swinton.

Jean-Luc Garbo wrote:I am not a Coen Bros. fan, but the trailer really hooked me. The fact that it's got Malkovich looking like he's got a good role only convinced me. Plus it's got Tilda Swinton.

Wow, that is bizarrely reversed from every other opinion expressed about this movie.

Meet the characters.

After winning the Oscar, I'm dreading how much spite is going to be levelled at the Coens when this hits theatres.

Premiering tonight at the Venice Film Festival. Here are two reviews.

This quote from The Times on-line is simply amazing:

"(Swinton, delivering her lines with a scrotum-shrivelling ferocity)".

She scares me.

I saw Tilda Swinton once at a Sigur Ros concert during Sundance. She always struck me as the mellow type.

I just hope Clooney doesnt ruin it. Tilda is great. McDormand is usually wonderful too. She's good when she's bitchy.

The reviews are generally in a "burn after filming" tone. =D>

For what it's worth, an acquaintance whose opinion I respect said it was worse even than The Ladykillers. "Like Big Lebowski, just without the humor" was his verdict.

rs98762001 wrote: "Like Big Lebowski, just without the humor"

Talk about a redundant statement!

swo17 wrote:I saw Tilda Swinton once at a Sigur Ros concert during Sundance. She always struck me as the mellow type.

She was pretty calm and collected the only time I was ever in the same room as her...

MichaelB wrote:

swo17 wrote:I saw Tilda Swinton once at a Sigur Ros concert during Sundance. She always struck me as the mellow type.

She was pretty calm and collected the only time I was ever in the same room as her...

Parts of Stephanie Daley were shot where I was working at the time, and she was as down-to-earth as could be imagined.

:: swoon ::

Uh oh--Armond likes it.

Holy kiss of death

Bonus points for the Norbit comparison.

Anyone know what the song is that plays in the television commercial? That stomping bluesy guitar bit? Not the Elbow song that plays in the theatrical trailer. Any help?

That would be "I Got A Line On You" by Spirit from the late 60's.

Not in the actual film, btw.

This film was a big disappointment. Anyone making the claim that this could become a Lebowski-like cult film has me scratching my head. I barely remember it, and I just saw it last night.

mfunk9786 wrote:This film was a big disappointment.

Just have lower expectations.

I also saw this last night. I actually was pleasantly surprised. Brad Pitt was the best at selling his idiotic character, and I absolutely loved every minute with J.K. Simmons in his office.

I have found with the Coen brothers' movies that peoples' expectations are such that they laugh before anything even funny happens. "Oh, this movie is billed as a comedy? I must laugh before anyone to show how smart I am."

There were little shining moments in this one -- most importantly the closet scene. My favorite movie ever? No. But definitely worth a viewing.

AWA wrote:That would be "I Got A Line On You" by Spirit from the late 60's.

Not in the actual film, btw.

Still not the song I'm talking about. There is no singing. Just that stomping beat, an overdriven bluesy sounding guitar, here's a link to the commercial I'm talking about...

Zumpano wrote:

AWA wrote:That would be "I Got A Line On You" by Spirit from the late 60's.

Not in the actual film, btw.

Still not the song I'm talking about. There is no singing. Just that stomping beat, an overdriven bluesy sounding guitar, here's a link to the commercial I'm talking about...

That's the Elbow song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL4mywCOJXA

I saw it today. I found it pretty amusing, for the most part. I wasn't asking for much. It was nothing to write home about. Had another Coen Brother ending that was more clever than truly satisfying for the viewer. The whole film is sorta a big mess. Strong performances are the only thing that holds it together. Just okay.

I really enjoyed the film. The only problem I found myself in was concentrating on the technical aspect instead of the story. I was lost for a big part of the film so have decided to revisit it.

However, the humor and story resembled The Big Lebowski most and was absolutely hysterically executed. The acting was wonderful and the sarcastic nature of pretty much every situation was really fun.