A pleasant surprise

Rating: 9/10 (1 June 2015)

As a Coen Brothers fan, I've always felt that, at least for me, they are pretty much hit or miss. While I loved NCFOM, I hated The Big Lebowski and didn't get the hype surrounding Fargo. With Inside Llewyn Davis I think that they created one of their best crafted movies, one I would go so far as to call a subtle masterpiece. It's all there: the amazing acting by Oscar Isaac, who carries the movie with a complete understanding of his character, the cinematography, the soundtrack, the direction... In an age when movies tend to be more and more about action and fast paced dialog, a movie like this feels like a breath of fresh air. Its deliberate slow pace only adds to the incredible atmosphere of the world the Coens build around their protagonist, allowing us to feel his struggle and his loneliness. It's much more about what we feel than what we see. Kind of just like in life.