Folk fans will love it

Rating: 7/10 (8 September 2014)

(66%) Not the Coen's best movie by far, but then again not their best is still better than most out there can usually manage. Everything here is as you'd expect, it looks great, the performances are solid from the start, and it feels, just akin to Llewyn himself, like a real labour of love. There isn't a huge amount to the story, but for what it's worth it's well told, and fans of folk music will be in heaven as this is a part musical filled with mostly live performances that play through the entire song, so if you dislike folk then stay the hell away from this. A worthy low-key quality watch, that has a dream like quality at times that's like no other.