Coen Brothers' love letter to folk music.

Rating: 6/10 (12 November 2013)

"The George Washington Bridge? You throw yourself off the Brooklyn Bridgetraditionally." Inside Llewyn Davis' witty one-liners are just one of the conventions to typically feature in a Coen Brothers collaboration.
Musician Llewyn Davis (earnestly played by Oscar Isaac) journeys the competitive folk music circuit with nowhere to call home; just like the records he produces, the guitarist goes round and round in circles, as he contends with life's many curveballs. Nothing really happens here. This is a character piece and we are just voyeurs peering in on Llewyn's meaningless existence.
This musical drama, which co-stars Carey Mulligan, John Goodman and Justin Timberlake, opens with a stellar vocal performance by Oscar. His choral rendition of Dave Von Rank's Hang Me, Oh Hang Me is magnificent and, just like the song, Inside Llewyn Davis ends where it began.
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