One of their best

Rating: 8/10 (2 June 2014)

This is a funny, thought provoking, beautifully made film about another member of the seemingly endless line of Coen Bros losers. Some of the shots make you gasp, they are so lyrically filmed. I am surprised that so many viewers found it disappointing. The range of cameos by some of our best actors is an added attraction. Carey Mulligan is absolutely gorgeous and the role she plays very interesting. Above all there is the music, which as so often with the Coen Bros is one of their strongest points. The songs are crucial to the theme and tone of the movie. All this and a lovely ginger cat - really, it's hard to ask for more. Somebody said that in an ideal world every film would be directed by the Coen Bros and it's hard to disagree on a showing as convincing as this one