The Coens Made a Regular Film

Rating: 7/10 (22 July 2019)

I enjoyed watching this movie. The narrative is interesting and engaging. The characters are mostly well-portrayed. The songs are decent but dry which is understandable given that it's only meant to be heard once or twice. There are a few moments that were as clever or intriguing as anything the Coen Brothers have done but there is an overall lack of subtlety for most of the movie that is uncharacteristic of their films. It doesn't really feel like a Coen Brothers movie but more like a regular story about a folk singer; an enjoyable one but nothing too special. The story does has its twists and turns and ambiguities but the film, as a whole, didn't stick in my mind after the way that I had hoped it would.