I watched this film for the very first time just last evening on DVD and, while I thought it was generally a decent movie, I was slightly disappointed with it to a certain extent; I'm a tad ambivalent about some aspects of the movie, namely the many seemingly "fleeting" characters and their consequent lack of development. I appreciate that this film's main focus is a singular entity and his choices/decisions and paths in life, but, imo, this potentially could have been a classic had there been more cohesion, expansion and development of some of the film's other many characters, instead of mystery, ambiguity and symbolism; the film was a jumbled, erratic, desultory mess in places (even though it is a relatively short movie, it still lacks cohesion in patches), imo. I felt it had a lot more to offer and should've been a 3-hour/4-hour opus. I was genuinely frustrated when it ended, thinking of what could have been; it seemed to me annoyingly abrupt and equivocal. Oh well. Any thoughts on what I've said here?
Verdict: 7.5/10
Incidentally, while I'm not an expert on the technical aspects of film-making, I thought that the cinematography and editing in this movie were very good, as were the acting and score.
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clogan8307
10 years ago
I thought this was a great movie. I have already seen it three times and plan on purchasing it for my dvd collection. I tend to like characters study type movies that move at a regular pace. No Country for Old Men moved at the same pace but it just had more violence in it. The people who're saying this movie is boring are probably caught up in the instant gratification movies with explosions, gunfire, and car chases.
Inside Llewyn Davis is a movie that's changed my life. Here I am a black guy trying to go back and listen to the old folk songs from way back in the day. But this movie was about more than just the music (which was brilliant in its own right), but it was well acted, dark, and captured the pulse of what life is like for aspiring folk singers. There was also a lot of the subtle humor the Coen brothers are known for.
The people who don't like Inside Llewyn Davis should stick to watching the Fast and Furious (not that there's anything wrong with those kind of movies).
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