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George Clooney CAN Act & Coens Fabulous As Usual
I've got to take back an earlier assessment of mine that George Clooney can't act. He does a wonderful acting job in this movie and no one could have been more suprised than I was to discover him as an actor. Clooney forms a trio, along with John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson, of fugitives from a chain gang in Depression era Mississippi. This is the ultimate road movie with characters throughout that could have only come from the Coens' incredible imaginations. Real life is even interspered throughout with the trio catching a ride, for example, with "Baby Face Nelson," the notorious manic-depressive bank robber. Ulysses Everett McGill is the name of Clooney's slick con man character and this is because this story is a retelling of the "Odyssey" via the Coen brothers. Homer and the Coens together are a delightful combination, much more enjoyable than my reading of the source work back in high school. The soundtrack of music from this era is fabulous too. Our trio can even sing and makes a impressive debut as the "Soggy Bottom Boys." There are so many great scenes in this film that I could go on and on but I'll just highlight a few. There is a Klu Klux Klan rally musical number that is only rivaled by "Springtime For Hitler" in "The Producers." It is a superb music and dance number of the proposed lynching of a black man! Then there is the biblical flood that looms over all but in this case is the creation of the TVA dam. The Coens manage to make creation of the TVA into high comic film art, no small feat. The trio also runs into the Sirens, just like happens in the epic poem. In this case they are three damsels washing in the river and singing who beguile the trio. From this encounter flows the comic wonder of Tim Blake Nelson over his belief that the sirens may have transformed Turturro into a frog. This is a must see film for everyone.

A "bonafide" winner!
I must admit I'm a big fan of the Coen brothers. Such Films as Fargo, The Big Lebowski, Raising Arizona and Millers Crossing are some of my favorites. Oh Brother Where Art Thou just adds to the list. George Clooney is great as Everett, the leader of three escaped cons from a chain gang in search of a hidden treasure.
Along the way they stop in at a local radio station to cut a record ("sing into a can")as the Soggy Bottom Boys for a few dollars. While they're trying to dodge a ruthless bounty hunter, have a run in with an unscrupulous bible salesman (John Goodman), Baby Face Nelson and the Klan, their song becomes a big hit.
I've watched this movie about ten times at least and it gets better and funnier all the time. (yes I have a lot of time on my hands.) John Turturro and Charles Durning also star.

One of the Coen's Better movies
I have seen all of the Coen's movies except Raising Arizona. My personal favourite is Barton Fink, with The Big Lebowski close behind. Right now, The Hudsucker Proxy, in my opinion is their weakest movie, eventhough it is incredible too.

O Brother Where Art Thou is one of their better efforts.

The as-usually-marvelous script is accompied by an amazing set of visuals. Roger Deakins, whose credits include some other Coen movies and The Shawshank Redemption. He has a great talent, and I hope that he is not forgotten when such movies are mentioned.

I used to hate George Clooney. Before this movie I would always remember him as the man who finally destroyed Batman. But I have come to like him, thanks to his great preformance. Other cast members include John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman and Holly Hunter (all of these people have acted in at least one Coen movie). All of them show us their great talent, but it's Clooney who really shines.

The music is great. I already have the soundtrack. I love to just put it in and start writing stuff.

Overall, this is another great movie from the Coen's. Along with Dr. T and the Woman and Vizontele (a beautiful turkish movie, which has a kind of Coeny feel) and Herkes Kendi Evinde (another good Turkish movie) this is the best movie of the season.

Prefer this to Pearl Harbor anyday, anytime, anywhere.

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