Tedious, with tuneless music to boot

Rating: 1/10 (17 February 2014)

There must be another movie, in an alternate universe, that inspired all of the gushing reviews, both professional and consumer. The version I saw, however, was numbing.
The music was awful -- the kinds of tunes from the 1960s that never made it out of that decade, and for good reason: Bland, tuneless, masturbatory self-indulgence for the songwriter and performer, but torturous listening for the rest of us. Unfortunately, the Coens saw fit to showcase several of these masterpieces, in their entirety. That alone could send you to the bathroom to escape.
But, there was more (or less): An incredibly banal and tedious script, and acting that couldn't rise above it.
I went back to the snack bar for another quart of Diet Coke so I could stay awake while I waited for something to happen. The only thing that happened, though, was the Diet Coke.
Avoid.