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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) Rank 3 Reviews
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A thoroughly entertaining film that, as a disc, is not only bare-boned, but is calcium deficient. ...read the complete O Brother movie review at DVDActive (Allan Harris)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Whether you leave the theatre loving or hating the Coen brothers' latest is going to depend a lot on your past experiences with their films. The Barton Fink camp -- serious, edgy, surrealists all -- are likely to find the proceedings here too silly. ...read the complete O Brother movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
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Another original piece set forth by the Coen bros, who continue to charm us with their unique knack for poetic dialogue, quirky characters, musical melodies and eerily authentic looks at the days of old. And despite this film being a little slow at ...read the complete O Brother movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
I've only ever been a so-so fan of the Coen Brothers. Whilst I liked its dark edge, "Fargo" I found only funny in patches. On the opposite side, I quite enjoyed "The Big Lebowski" and loved it even more after numerous viewings with its great ...read the complete O Brother movie review at Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
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Film Threat (Ron Wells)
All I can say is that my favorite Joel and Ethan Coen movie used to be Miller's Crossing , now it's O Brother, Where Art Thou? ...read the complete O Brother movie review at Film Threat (Ron Wells)
Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
As a Coen brothers fan I hate to say this, but the movie's a collection of great bits and pieces rather than a complete work. ...read the complete O Brother movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
...an old-timey, feel-good movie, which in the tradition of the screen’s best screwball comedies makes no apologies for its silliness. ...read the complete O Brother movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
Nehring The Edge
This is the pinnacle of what the Ethan and Joel Coen can do. Their talents are vast and they know how to use them. This film shows the culmination of their work and I just don’t see how they can improve upon it. This retelling of Homer’s Odyssey ...read the complete O Brother movie review at Nehring The Edge
Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
It's a new new thing, classic myth from both literature and the movies, commingled, set to great folk music, and untrammeled by any sense of predictability, urgency, realism or believability but hypnotic, graceful and seductive. ...read the complete O Brother movie review at Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
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A rambunctious and inspired ride. ...read the complete O Brother movie review at New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
It's a sprawling film and the comic tone matches Joel and Ethan's broad, comic brushstrokes to a T. ...read the complete O Brother movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
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From the amusing opening of three men running, shackled, across a field in Mississippi; to the bunch of eclectic characters and situations they encounter, O Brother, Where Art Thou? is an entertaining piece of celluloid, to say the least. Although a bit ...read the complete O Brother movie review at DVDActive (Rik Booth)
Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)
It is not a great film, but it is a blast. ...read the complete O Brother movie review at Film Written Magazine (Jaime N. Christley)
Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Short on social commentary but long on humor. ...read the complete O Brother movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
While this film may not have a lot of substance, it sure is a pleasure to watch. It is so amiable, so easy going and there is such a nice pace to it that you will find yourself under its spell in no time. There are some nasty characters in the film and ...read the complete O Brother movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
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Clooney proves beyond any doubt that he has the acting chops to wring every nuance of character and situation as well as comedy from every scene. ...read the complete O Brother movie review at watchingmovies.com (Rob McKinnon)
That Cow (Andrew Bradford)
Joel and Ethan Coen's "O Brother" is a tough movie to review. I've seen it several times over the last couple years, and it is a very beautiful and enjoyable film to watch. Roger Deakins, cinematographer, in particular did a tremendous job with the ...read the complete O Brother movie review at That Cow (Andrew Bradford)
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For
most of us, our first exposure to Homer's Odyssey
happened in some high school English class. That was a
while ago for me, so after watching O Brother Where
Art Thou?--billed as based ...read the complete O Brother movie review at Parent Previews
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Leave it up to the Coen Brothers to use Homer's The Odyssey as inspiration for an eclectic, slapstick, Depression-era musical comedy set in Mississippi and featuring jokes about cows getting run over by cars, manic-depressive bank robbers, and the Ku ...read the complete O Brother movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
A second viewing sure does help, but it's still one of the lesser Coen projects. ...read the complete O Brother movie review at efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
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The Coen brothers have based their latest film on "The Odyssey" by Homer. Naturally, coming from them, it is a very loose interpretation of that Greek classic. Comedy-and-old-fashioned bluegrass and gospel music are what prevails, what gets left behind ...read the complete O Brother movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
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When the Coen Brothers' released O Brother, Where Art Thou? in May of 2000, it opened to critical indifference and modest box office success. It was the film's soundtrack, selling more than five million copies, which stirred interest in the film. The ...read the complete O Brother movie review at Living in the Tension (Josh Hornbeck)
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For all its originality, O Brother doesn't seem to have a point, or enough spark to distract us from the lack thereof. ...read the complete O Brother movie review at Mr. Showbiz (Michael Atkinson)
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? is essentially Homer's "The Odyssey" by way of the Coen Brothers with an assist from Preston Sturges (the title comes from the Sturges film, Sullivan's Travels). Or, to put it another way, it's a period piece road movie about a ...read the complete O Brother movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Matinee Magazine (Chuck Rudolph)
The Coens' dark edges inevitably creep in and ma