O Cohen Bros. Where Art Thou?

Rating: 1/10 (4 February 2014)

Why would such great filmmakers make such an annoyingly rotten film? There are a few good moments to this film, the second-best being when self-centred weasel, the eponymous anti-hero, get's the snot beaten out of him in a a rainy alley. The best is when we get to see it again. I almost watched the scene a third time for catharsis, he was so irritating.
From a film-making stand-point, showing the entire performance of a song on camera is generally a big mistake (remember Under The Sea?) and this film is no exception. Whereas the otherworldliness of the music in O Brother Where Art Thou worked, and was entertaining, here the full- length on-camera folk performances were torture. Which was really a shame because the musicianship and sound are unquestionably excellent. I couldn't even be bothered to figure out how the cat's name tied into OBWAT, although I'm sure it did somehow. What a waste of money, great talent, and opportunity to make a special film.