Could have been great

Rating: 4/10 (23 April 2020)

The movie starts off fine, good characters, good humor. Then about halfway through I realized that wherever this was going was taking way too long. All of the scenes are really good but there isn't any focus. After the long dance number in the middle my interest was lost for good.
The Cohen's seem to be in this rut of trying to be themselves or trying not to be themselves or not like anybody else, I can't really tell. But there is too much trying on their part. Before they naturally wrote their movies and it seems that they are aware of the spotlight or something.
Seems like after winning best picture that they've tried not to repeat that move? I don't know, that's an easy time to point at and say it happened here. But ever since then their movies have tried to be outside the box instead of naturally being that way. Buster Scruggs was good for the most part. I hope they find their passion sooner than later.