For Musicians

Rating: 9/10 (26 April 2014)

I will start by saying that if I wasn't a musician my self, as well as a folk music fan, i am not sure whether I would have rated this movie as highly as I did. If you are someone trying to play music for a living then this film will definitely appeal to you. Appreciating the magnificent musicianship (Oscar Isaac could sell an album of songs like this) really improves the movie. For a casual movie watcher the absence of closure may discourage you from liking the film, as well as the complete lack of exposition throughout. The best way to enjoy the film would be to step back and try to watch it just as the description says "a week in the life of a young singer".
As I've said, any budding musician will easily identify with Llewyn. So these are the people I'd recommend to go and see the film, they will love it. Others, maybe not. But nonetheless it is a terrific film that is not the norm, something The Coen Brothers are specialists at.