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Another Fabulously Crazy Coen Comedy
O Brother where art thou comes courtesy of Joel and Ethan Coen who do nothing to break their reputation of making quirky and ultra-stylish films that end up magnificent. Following their tales of the upper Midwest (Fargo) and a bowler from LA (The Big Lebowski) comes a take on Homer's Odyssey in the dirty 30s. George Clooney stars as our traveling hero Ulysses Everett McGill a man obsessed with his image and his special hair treatment.

McGill convinces his jail buddies Pete (John Turturro) and Delmer (Tim Black Nelson) to escape alongside him with promise of a million dollar treasure awaiting them at the end of the trip. The trip really is all about him trying to re-unite with his wife in time before she gets remarried. Right away they run into a prophetic blind man on a railroad cart who warns them of their fate and then the standard Coen craziness begins.

Among the things our trio of runaways encounters are one-eyed bulky bible salesman, 3 sirens who seduce them, the Klan, and a manic depressive bank robber amongst other things. Joining them off and on through their journey is Tommy, a black man who tells them he sold his soul to the devil so he could play the guitar, which does come in handy when the pop into a recording studio and make some easy money singing what becomes a smash hit for the movie world and in reality with "Man of Constant Sorrow".

I will admit to having to see this film 3 or 4 times before it really clicked with me, but Coen fans in the end will absolutely adore this picture. The film is highlighted by solid acting performances and some great cinematography and the roots soundtrack, which brought as much attention to the picture as anything. So another solid fare from the Coens would have firmly rooted themselves as consistent filmmakers who can still make original films when they're most needed.

Pappy would have loved it.
This movie looks like my father's old photo album -- men in overalls and bad haircuts with lots of black Model T's, countrysides and dusty roads, all so reminiscent of the 1930s.

It is an adventure story of three lads (starring George Clooney as Ulysses)who escape from a Mississippi chain gang and meet a lot of interesting folks along the way, including a bank robber named George Nelson (don't ever call him "babyface")who gives them a ride while firing his gun at the pursuing patrol cars, stolen money blowing around like leaves in fall.

Somewhere in the film our three heroes save a nice black man from being lynched by a troupe of singing Klansmen, sing western music behind a big old microphone on the radio, and compete in a talent contest, all while Ulysses is trying to win back his wife. She is being courted by a new suitor, whose last name is a derivation of my own (only one letter different), which really made this film resonate with my own family history.

This film has a very authentic look and feel of the 1930s, with a lot of humor thrown in. The thirties weren't all that fun, with dust storms, the great depression and widespread unemployment. Pappy would have laughed like mad and would have loved this film. So did I. It was sweeter than sorghum poured over hot cornbread!

A Rare Triumph in Comedic Film
The Cohen brothers are gaing a reputation as a duo that has a nack for producing films that are both solid and funny. O' Brother Where Art Thou?, does not fall short st all. It is a very funny romp and the Acamedy thought so too. O' Brother Where Art Thou?, was nominated for two Acamedy awards and robbed of both. It was nominated for Best Screenplay and Best Cinemotography.

The story follows three prisioners that become disenchanted by the daily drudge of crushing rocks on a prision farm in Mississippi, the dapper, silver-tongued Ulysses Everett McGill (George Clooney) heads up the jail break. The problem is that they are still shackeled together from when they were in a chain gang- bad tempered Pete (John Turturro) and sweet, dim-witted Delmar (Tim Blake Nelson). With nothing to loose and a buried loot to gain-before it's lost forever in a flood-the three embark on the adventure of a lifetime in this hillariuos offbeat road comedy. Populated with quirky characters (as seen in the Cohen brothers othe masterpiece Fargo), including a blind prophet, sexy sirens, and a one-eyed Bible salesmen (Johm Goodman), it's an odyssey filled with chases, close calls, near misses, and betrayel that should be missed by anyone. O' Brother Where Art Thou? will leave you laughing at every outragous and suprising plot twist this film has to offer.

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