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Blu B A Coen Brothers Classic. The comedy, characters, and narrative is something only once again they could come up with here. It reminds me a lot of something like Pulp Fiction where as JK Simmon summizes in this, nothing is learned or gained really. It's about the journey more than the actual destination. A bunch of quirky very well acted characters given really good dialouge have a disc and stuff just happens. People die, lie, betray, screw, and everything in between. The cinematography is good but visually it's one of the weaker films of theirs. No locations are that memorable and there really isn't much visual style to it outside of the acting and some memorable scenes. Music is good too, but not catchy or memorable on its own. Everything else is really well done. The humor is that classic quirky Coen Brothers style humor. There's a lot going on simultaneously but to it's credit it all makes sense. It is a bit jumpy and and sometimes isn't the most cohesive thing like a Pulp Fiction and doesn't have that same visual flare. But the characters are so memorable, the dialouge is really good, and it's very well put together overall that it works very well. It's a dark spy dramedy stlye flick that anyone who is a fan of the Coen Brothers, any actors in this (especially Francis), quirky comedies, or offbeat dramedies should check out. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/24/25 Full Review Henry L good movie. horrible ending Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/23/25 Full Review M D Top name actors, some funny moments, but the ending failed to deliver. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/14/25 Full Review Obi-wan K Don't hide in the worst batman's closet Lawd 🥀 Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/09/25 Full Review s b A comedy devoid of laughs and full of irritating characters. I can understand it being a cult classic, I cannot understand it having larger appeal. I made this account purely to rate it as low as I could, I want my evening back. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/09/25 Full Review Jason B Cohen Bros comedies are an acquired taste. In this case the point is the lives of our characters are no where near as important as they think they are. You can either see this as hilarious, or just depressing. i love it. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/05/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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