Unconventional moody tale

Rating: 8/10 (26 November 2013)

I have seen the movie last Saturday. My expectations were not too high, because I don't really fancy folk music.
I left the theater impressed. Although music is a main element, the focus is on Llewyn. He carries the movie.
Symilar in tone with "Barton Fink" and "A Serious Man", "Inside Llewyn Davis" stands out with its beautiful visuals and melancholic narrative.
The titular character and the glimpse we have in his life remind me of "The Catcher In The Rye"'s Holden Caulfield , but I can't help to compare it to the Norwegian movie "Oslo, August 31st", which shares the same tone but in a slightly more depressive manner.
Do not set your expectations high or low, just go into it with a clear head. This is as different from True Grit as "No Country For Old Men" is different from "A Serious Man".
An 8 out of 10 for me.
And one more thing: the trailers make the movie look visually gloomy to an exaggerated extent, which is not the case in the movie theater.