Squeaky clean shiny sets and remarkable bit players .....

Rating: 7/10 (18 April 2016)

Dear Coen Brothers,
Inside Llewyn Davis was for the most part an entertaining but ultimately depressing character study of an uncompromising and unlikable folk singer. The film is peppered with some great lines mouthed by remarkable bit players. Just like in other films of yours. You guys must hire the best casting directors on earth.
The film has some beautiful sets - like the bar where Llewyn sings, that toilet during the road trip which reminded me of the one in The Shining and the café. There is this cleanliness about the set pieces in your movies. Everything is squeaky clean and shiny. You guys really know how to quickly show a beautiful shot of a highway surrounded by nature and then cut back into the films action. I noticed this in Fargo as well.
One of the pop songs was very catchy. The rest of the songs sung by Issac were tuneless.
The performances were respectable all around. I'm not a big fan of Issac or Cary Mulligan. But they did decent jobs I guess. I might not watch it again, though.
Best Regards, Pimpin.
(7/10)