A week in the life of a 1960s Greenwich Village folk singer.

Rating: Null/10 (6 August 2016)

I watched this at home on DVD from my public library.
In general I am a fan of Coen Brothers movies, "Fargo" is a masterpiece, and I have varying degrees of admiration for the others. But they always deliver something interesting.
As the "making of" extra states they were very fortunate to find Oscar Isaac, someone who is an accomplished actor and who also can credibly play guitar and sing. He is Llewyn Davis and the movie's title comes from the name of his first solo record album called "Inside Llewyn Davis." But on a broader scope the whole movie is an examination of what in fact is inside Llewyn.
The movie actually begins and ends with a continuation of the same scene, Llewyn is asked to go outside into the alley after he performs, a "friend" wants to see him. It turns out to be an angry husband from out of town, his wife had been performing and Llewyn wasn't very nice.
In between the first snippet of that scene and the resolution of it we see about a week of Llewyn's life, trying to make it as a solo performer after his duet mate killed himself. Llewyn is good, very suitable as a 1960s folk singer, but he is not a very nice person and is basically homeless. There is also a cat, belonging to a neighbor, that becomes a running gag throughout.
It is well-made and interesting, and Isaac is great in the role, but I find that it has no real staying power in my thoughts the way the better Coen Brothers movies do.