Wasn't worth the entry fee....

Rating: 1/10 (1 December 2008)

As a treat for my first wage packet, myself and my girlfriend had a nice meal, and decided to see a sophisticated comedy. What we got was 2 hours of our lives that won't ever be returned, and cost us more in the long run than the-almost-7-quid-each entry fee.
The plot was so intertwined that at any point it felt like it should explode into something interesting, yet nothing ever happened. Being a Coen brothers movie, we expected the plot surprises and occasional dildo joke, but still wanted some sort of running oh-i-get-it-now joke, which the film fails to deliver spectacularly. If in the end the film worked itself out, then that in itself could have culminated in a very funny scene.
What you actually get was a sense that you hadn't even seen a movie, just an event. A movie should aim to entertain, make all viewers want to return, to read up more, and buy DVD's. Frankly, this dismal attempt done nothing that a movie should do, and left a sour taste. The entire plot doesn't feel ridiculously funny, it feels entirely plausible that there are people stupid enough to carry out the events. I mean someone had to write it in the first place didn't they? Sorry to spoil the plot if anyone hasn't seen the film (though i wouldn't recommend it for your own safety), but when a certain character is shot in the head rather graphically, it was so unexpected, no less than two people simultaneously threw up in the rows behind me. this film didn't need it, it wasn't gore throughout (such as Hot Fuzz or even Shaun of the Dead) or funny throughout, so it was an entirely unexpected action, which, when not warned, doesn't add to the film. This also applies towards the end, unnecessary gore and death, feels like it was thrown in by some sick accident.
overall, thoroughly unenjoyable, thoroughly sickening (for someone not affected by sustained gore) and not worth wasting your time for. Better luck next time Coen brothers.