I've heard for years how this movie isn't very good and probably the Coen Brothers worst but I just watched it last night and honestly I LOVED this movie. I thought it was very funny and I thought Irma P. Hall was just fantastic in it as well as Tom Hanks. Now I can't compare it to the original since I haven't seen it (maybe that's why a lot of people don't like it?) but as a stand alone film I really liked it.
shareI just watched it today for the first time on starz. I agree with you, it's not perfect but very entertaining. Well done visually too!
shareI think it's one of the most underrated movies ever made
shareI saw the film when it first came out and didn't like it. However, i have been rewatching a lot of older Coen Bros. films so thought i would give this a second chance. I don't think it's underrated at all, i think the mixed reviews are spot on. It's not a bad film at all by any stretch of the imagination. It's well crafted, well acted etc. But if you watch this next to, say O Brother, it pales in comparison. I think it just falls flat in several areas, particularly the script. I didn't laugh once, not even a small chuckle. So if you compare it to the other dark comedies from the Coen's, i think the negative reviews are justified.
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it's crap like all coens work, except for the big lebowsky. i don't know what's wrong with these guys, or actually what was right when they made the dude.
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The original (1955) with Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers was great. The remake was not a film I cared for.
shareIts an amazing movie in every way.
I just couldnt help thinking Tom Hanks' role should have been Tim Curry
Tim Curry definitely would have been a better choice. Your suggestion makes so much sense and I will have to watch the movie again and envision Curry's mannerisms and facial expressions instead of Hank's. Watching Hank's performance bugged me and I couldn't put my finger on what it was or why.
shareYes, I agree about this film being hugely underrated. I don't get it, frankly. I almost feel there's some sort of occult reason this movie isn't popular, like it rubs people the wrong way on some socio-political level. But if so, I can't imagine why. I love this film, is all I know for sure.
shareThe first time I saw it, I didn't like it very much. My brother told me to watch it again and give it another chance. I did, and the more I see it, the more I like it
shareIt is definitely a movie that is an acquired taste. The very first time I saw it I didn't really know what to make of it. There were some very funny scenes, but you aren't sure you should be laughing at them. The dog scene is a clear example of this scenario. You don't really know whether to laugh or not. On my second viewing I came to the conclusion that the film was a black comedy in the truest sense of the words.
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