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Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco, James Gandolfini, Katherine Borowitz
A laconic, chain-smoking barber blackmails his wife's boss and lover for money to invest in dry cleaning, but his plan goes terribly wrong.
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More great period detail and jargon from the Coen Brothers. McDormand and Shalhoub stand out. Johansson and Jenkins are wasted. Shalhoub's lawyer brings up the post-modern uncertainty principle, so it shares something with A Serious Man, which I loved. However, I didn't get t...( read more)
The Coen's most beautifully directed film, hands down. The smooth black and white finish is sublime. Thornton is fantastic, in what I believe to be his best role to date (Just beating his character in sling blade). The whole cast are on top form and for me, this has my favourite ...( read more)
When I saw The Man Who Wasn't There in the theater I was incredibly disappointed. Not enough of the Coens' trademarked weirdness and way too much wayward boredom. Since 2001 I've grown a whole new appreciation for film noir (which The Man Who Wasn't There pays homage to almost pe...( read more)
a little work of art. first of all brilliant acting from the whole cast even though it's not even needed when you've got a story as powerful as this one. second of all i was waiting ages hoping that one day i'd see a coen brothers film that lived up to the standards of fargo. thi...( read more)
Slow, odd and morose neo noir, with a unusually quiet, restrained but remarkable performance by Billy Bob Thornton. Roger Deakins' cinematography, although too flashy for my taste (in the context of the story) is a undeniably strong point.
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The more Coens films you watch, the more you start to realise how they're all interconnected. Each one a new piece to add to the jigsaw. And when I finally complete the jigsaw, it'll be a picture of a man having a wank.
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A tribute and homage to film noir and classic cinema. Billy Bob Thornton's narration makes this depressing, dark humor film something very extraordinary. The movie is idea-driven (on existentialism of a modern man) and not plot-driven which may explain its slow pacing. Music scor...( read more)
Et voila - homage to Film Noir Coen-style. Bold lighting gives the viewer a pallet of shadows and textures in a visual treat which draws them into a black and white world of complex yet understated characters through which complications within relationships are explored. In true ...( read more)
One of the Coens most underrated films. A perfect homage to the Film Noir. From the visuals, to the score, to the impeccable cast, this film is perfect. Completely understated and utterly hilarious. Billy Bob Thornton is frighteningly watchable. Seeing this film again, makes me r...( read more)
