This movie is totally overrated!

Rating: 3/10 (10 July 2009)

I can see why some people liked the performances in this movie. Brad Pitt was great in an off character role, but the film as a whole sucked. It never really got me to believe or care for the characters and the mess that passes for a plot was intentionally stupid, but it never reached a level of parody needed to achieve comedy. The other characters are well acted but poorly planned. It was a valid attempt of something more like a bad Elmore Leonard novel, but without the quality. The first half hour of setting up the characters was so slow it was nearly painful waiting for something meaningful to happen. Don't expect to laugh. I didn't, not once. It's sad...I expect more from the Coen Brothers...