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I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow is a masterpiece. It's too bad that it is remembered more than the movie, which is great. George Clooney, John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson are wonderful together and I'll watch anything with those three.
6/10
The soundtrack helps the film a lot
Nearly as funny to me as the Coen's "The Big Lebowski", this ranks in my Top 5 Coen Brothers films.
"O Brother..." is hilarious. George Clooney's rapid fire delivery as Everett is one of my favorite comedic performances. Setting aside that he's a "Dapper Dan Man", his endless expounding about anything and everything is the very best part of the film. You can see him trying to hold back a smile during his theorizing. It fits Everett's personality that he would be grinning, but I'll bet Clooney caused a lot of re-shoots. If he didn't have fun making this film, I'd be shocked.
A close second is the performance of Tim Blake Nelson as Delmar. He's big-hearted and not so dumb as Everett claims. Delmar is the glue that holds the trio together and quickly establishes relationships with the quirky and possibly insane characters they encounter during their escapes from the law.
This is much more a combo of set pieces than it is a cohesively told story. The "Soggy Bottom Boys" encounters with nasty fellers like Big Dan Teague (John Goodman) and Baby Face Nelson (Michael Badalucco) are hit and miss, while the baptism scene and the first burning barn escape are pure gold. But the inclusion of Everett's wife Penny (Holly Hunter) feels unnecessary. It diminishes Everett's character to me, although it does help explain that he's a magnetic personality but a very questionable decision maker.
Overall, I'd describe "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" as a dusty, dirty Southern fantasy. It's a film I can watch anytime.
VIP6I think you'll like this film if you like and have a good grasp of The Odyssey, but if you don't know anything about The Odyssey and go in blind, I feel like you're just going to leave mostly confused but still bopping to a killer soundtrack
Maybe the perfect adventure film, this instant Coen classic is impossible to turn away from. Though it makes no mistake about its influences - an early title card immediately identifies the picture as an adaptation of Homer's Odyssey - the brilliance of O Brother is in its departures from the source material, which come so frequently that the carryovers (the Sirens, the Cyclops, the protagonist's escape from captivity) are celebrated as nods and winks, expected but also unexpected.
George Clooney, John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson are perfectly cast as the charismatically brainless scoundrels at the story's epicenter, while guest spots from John Goodman, Holly Hunter and Charles Durning take the whole mess over the top. Amazingly rich, sharp-witted, engrossing stuff that's accompanied by an all-time favorite of a soundtrack.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Three men escape prison and get caught in a series of hijinks on their way to claim burried treasure.
Cohen films are an acquired taste and this one titillated the palette, but didn't wow.
The soundtrack is what stood out for me.
7/10
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One of my points was for The Soggy Bottom Boys and the accompanying soundtrack.
Says it all really.
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Great movie. Great sound track.
a true american classic 8.5 out of 10
Not really the strongest Cohen, the claimed reference to the Odissey is quite weak indeed, but not too bad overall.
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"Damn! We're in a tight spot!"
Boy I sure do love those Soggy Bottom Boys! I also love the Odyssey, so when I heard this was loosely based on that, I had to watch. George Clooney is fantastic in it, and I guess we have this film to thank for digital color grading!
Cinema Paco 3. Image and sound 4/5. Odyssey curious version of Cohen with a great performance of the trio protagonist.
I heard that! George Clooney is great in this one.
i'm a dapper dan man!
Shout by Jack WebsterBlockedParent2021-02-05T13:44:20Z
One to watch again I’m sure, this crazy adventure has plenty of laughable moments and memorable characters. This is not an average ‘prisoner on the run’ story either, expect more. 7/10