An Enjoyable Film

Rating: 8/10 (20 January 2014)

2013 Movie Review - Inside Llewyn Davis #moviereviews #movies2013 #oscars2014 #coenbrothers New Coen brothers' film is about a poor Folk musician in New city in 60's. Right out of the bat, I find this a drama and comedy film (aka dramedy), so if the sense of humor of Coen brothers don't appeal to you, then this isn't enjoyable for you – this was unexpected to me to be that funny. I'm personally not a fan of Folk music but the songs are well composed and matched to the tone of the film – I didn't mind any of them, not that I would listen to them again, but I certainly wouldn't mind them if I was watching the movie again. The performances are great and likable here: Oscar Isaac, plays this leading role perfectly, an unlucky, poor, stubborn, and even rude and cocky character; Carey Mulligan is just one of my favorite actresses, and I enjoyed her performance here as well; Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Adam Driver, and Garrett Hedllund are other familiar faces who play small roles and again, they do a solid job, maybe even underused, but my favorite performance goes to the Cat – I liked that damn cat so much, I couldn't lay off my eyes from it. This bring me to the next point, the cinematography of this film is amazing, especially working with the cat, it must have been difficult but they manage to grab some amazing and gratifying images.
In conclusion, even though for me the movie got dragging at some points due to the amount of the folk songs, but somehow I was invested in the main character and his struggles and also the humor in the tone, so I don't know if this is a movie for everyone, especially that there's not really a clear ending, it's an open interpretation, which Coen brothers often do for their films. Anyway, I give it 8/10.