A Very Pleasant Surprise

Rating: 10/10 (15 November 2014)

I wasn't sure what to expect going into this one, but it is a wonderful characterization of people and life. One of the first from the Coen Brothers that I have seen that didn't have anything to do with stealing money, a robbery, killing, etc. This movie is one of the best from the Coen brothers, very well done.
Oscar Isaac is a true talent, I had seen him before but sometimes it takes a role like this to see the untapped talent brought out of such a great and brilliant actor, which Oscar Isaac is proving to be. I look forward to seeing him in more now. Of course Carey Mulligan is always fantastic. This movie is a modern day musical really. No dancing, but lot's of folk singing, some really good songs too. You will not be disappointed with this movie.
A true look at how it is for a struggling artist. This is how it is for about 80 percent of artists out there. The other 18 percent hope to get to where the other 2 percent are, that 2 percent being Tom Cruise, Bob Dylan, Picasso, etc.