And the Cohens scores again!

Rating: 8/10 (9 January 2009)

You could certainly tell that the Cohens had a lot of fun with this one. I guess they needed that after 2007 offering. The story is like a intentional train-wreck, a dryly humorous and satirical (not biting)downwards pointed spiral of misunderstanding. John Malcovitch is as always great, and he was the biggest reason i went for it, but even more amusing was Brad Pitt as a complete idiot and George Clooney as Mr schmuck nr1. Liked what he did to his face! Overacting, yes, but the film called for it. The thing is, on their own all this characters would grow unbearable quickly, but the Cohens never lets them have to much screen time. IIts defintly a film about unfullfilment, this characters are all on the pathetic side, shallow and narcissistic. but as parts of a the bigger story they are funny, and hell, even a bit endearing. I knew it was gonna end with a disaster, but i certainly couldn't have figured out how. Cohens got a great eye for details. Nothing bad to say about it really, except maybe, that it wont hold up well over further viewings.