Worth a watch

Rating: 7/10 (21 October 2008)

The script for this movie is really funny, has some really memorable characters, a unique plot and the casting is superb - each actor gives a really fine performance.
The two downsides is that the plot, although unique, isn't as exciting and suspenseful as their previous movies and there isn't a character that you really feel sorry for (and a lot of bad things happen to these people, believe me!).
Also it is very classic Coen brothers in that there are certainly the same themes of futility and stupidity that run through every other movie they've made. This is maybe not a bad thing but surely they cannot keep that up for too much longer.
I had a really good time watching this movie and would certainly recommend it, but probably not destined to be a classic.