What? No focus on the folk movement's politics?

Rating: 2/10 (5 May 2014)

A story about a struggling folk singer in Greenwich Village in the early '60s would have to make for a good movie, especially in the hands of the Coen brothers. Somehow, "Inside Llewyn Davis" doesn't end up as such. The problem is mainly that Llewyn Davis remains a loser and doesn't learn anything from his experiences. But more importantly there's no focus on the folk movement's politics. Their anti-war, pro-Civil Rights stances should be a major focus of any movie about them. This movie is mainly about the main character's crashing on friends' couches while finding time to sing. In the end I was not impressed with it. I guess that I hold the Coens to very high standards, and so when they disappoint, they REALLY disappoint. I don't recommend it.