Burn BEFORE seeing

Rating: 3/10 (12 September 2008)

Wow that was disappointing. Honestly, if I'd gone in with no expectations I think I'd give it a 5, but is the Coen brothers and they did just create No Country for Old Men and they are responsible for Oh Brother Where Art Thou and The Big Lebowski. I liked all of those movies. A lot. I think it was fair to go in expecting a good movie. Only if I was a true fan of the word "F**K" would I have been fulfilled by that movie. If you've seen the previews, you've seen about half of the funny parts. There are a few more good moments, but they are few and far between. Really far between. Several times during the movie I realized how long the entire audience had been silent. Silence is a great sign for a drama, lousy for a comedy. The actors do a fine job with the material, but the material just isn't that good. Seeing Brad Pitt and George Clooney make funny faces can only carry a movie so far. I do give credit to some of the minor characters. The guys who play the plastic surgeon and divorce lawyer do a great job.