The Emperor's New Clothes

Rating: 5/10 (1 November 2008)

I doubt this story or expression has ever been more fitting.
Not only is it obvious that the Coen's name protects them from deserved criticism, but their reputation would appear to guarantee them a minimum four star, or 7/10 rating.
This film is a massive disappointment. Pitt's overacting is painful, but not as cringing as those members of the audience who felt it necessary to burst into fits of laughter when "Chad" slurps from a drink or walks along the side walk.
Have we become become so obsessed with the likes of Clooney, Pitt et al that so much as word coming out their mouths is met with screams of adulation?
Not sure what is more frustrating - the film itself or the people who love it.