Stuck in the middle of nowhere

Rating: 4/10 (28 February 2014)

Well this is my first review, and the reason I'm writing it is I'm really disappointed with this movie.
I've seen all Coen's bros works and I can tell you this is the worst, by far. It's not just that folk music's not everybody's cup of tea, is just that apart from the mellifluous folk songs (which I admit I hate) there is nothing. The main character is nor good or bad: things just happen to him, the most going the wrong way, but no tragedies either. And you can just have a laugh or two, but the movie is not going deeper than that.
Many say this movie is close to "A serious man", but while there we assisted to the personal crisis of a man's beliefs and values, here the main character is going nowhere, is stuck in the middle of nowhere: you leave him exactly the way you found him and knowing little more about him and about what he really feels. In facts, he shows no values or believes at all, good or evil ones. I'd say more: while you can easily watch and enjoy "A serious man" without knowing anything about Jewish culture and traditions, it's really hard to enjoy "Inside Llewin Davis" without liking folk or indie rock music. Because this movie is definitely a musical one, seen that there are more tunes here that in "The sound of music".
So being this not one of Coen's "serious" movies, of course not one of Coen's "funny" movies, the plot being not the reason to watch it and being the photography the only enjoyable thing, I should say this is one to avoid, suitable just for Coen maniacs and indie rock freaks.