Directed by Joel Coen
Written by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
Cinematography by Roger Deakins

George Clooney as Ulysses Everett McGill John Turturro as Pete Tim Blake Nelson as Delmar John Goodman as Big Dan Teague Holly Hunter as Penny Wharvey Chris Thomas King as Tommy Johnson Charles Durning as Pappy O'Daniel Del Pentecost as Junior O'Daniel Michael Badalucco as George "Babyface" Nelson J.R. Horne as Pappy's Staff Member Brian Reddy as Eckard, Pappy's Staff Member Wayne Duvall as Homer Stokes

Running Time: 106 min.
Release Date: Dec. '00

Overall Call:
Yet another stroke of standard genius from the Brothers Coen. If familiar with previous efforts by Joel and Ethan Coen then you've probably already seen this film. If you're not familiar with Fargo, Millers Crossing, Blood Simple, Barton Fink check out their recommendations in my archieve. Obviously it's not easy for me to be objective when discussing two of my favorite filmmakers, but I'll give it a go. There are embellished characters, almost to the point of caricatures, that inhabit every Coen film. O Brother is no exception. The story is very, very loosely based off of Homers The Odyssey in almost a wink wink, nudge nudge manner. George Clooney turns in one his better performances to date (off of what at first seemed to be a large miscast). Clooney seemed to impress the Foreign Press as well earning him a Golden Globe. As usual I had many laugh out loud moments in the theatre. You can also expect another floaty, dreamy like montage sequence that has been served up in several of their last films. If you want characters in situation comedy (of the film not TV variety) see this one. I thoroughly enjoyed the character driven light hearted, heavy minded comedy.

Reasons For Recommendation:
+ The regular batch of Coen eccentric characters
+ Coen's unique styling
+ Surprisingly great bluegrass soundtrack