Stuck In the Groove

Rating: 8/10 (15 March 2014)

This is Not the Sharpest Film in the Coen's Box of Cinema Delights and to call it Dull would be an Overstatement. It is all Mood and Gloom and Rarely Rises to Coen-Speak Genius.
The Characters are well Defined, but the Folksy Insight usually drawn out of these "Real" Street Level People Surfaces Less than usual in a Coen Brothers Film.
The High Notes are Rare and the Movie kind of Hums along at its own Melancholy Pace and is Neither extremely Attractive or Inviting.
Something that the Brothers more often than not Excel Enamoring the Audience with Everyday Losers and Hangers On with Peppery, Sardonic, Wit Harmonizing with situation's Irony and the Negative Forces of Nature.
This is an Sharp Study of a Time and Scene that has Not been Done all that Much and the Coffee House with the Inherent "no money" Music is Refreshing. But Folk Music and the Lifestyle that it Spawned is Only Marginally Touched upon here.
However there are some Points Well Made, like the Lack of Compromising Integrity, the Reality that Fluff and Facades and Lesser Talents may Prevail.
In the End the Singer comes Full Circle just like the Groove of an LP and one gets the Impression that like a Vinyl Imperfection, He will most likely Result Repeating.
Note...Oscar Issac gives an amazing, uncanny, and flawless performance.