Typical Coen brothers movie

Rating: 8/10 (29 October 2013)

I always love the quirkiness of a Coen brothers script, and this film definitely hits that mark. The lead actor, Oscar Isaac, is terrific. It's rare that you find an actor who is also a good musician. What I found very unauthentic was the language. I was in my early twenties in the early 60's, and I don't remember people cursing that much. Unless musicians and New Yorkers were that much different, people just didn't talk like that. I don't know why writers always feel they have to be so over the top with the language. Sometimes it's just too much and becomes offensive. A good story otherwise. I loved the production design and T. Bone Burnett's soundtrack.