Whats up with those cats anyway

Rating: Null/10 (18 January 2014)

After seeing this film with a pal of mine , both of whom have a deep love and working knowledge of the NYC Village scene ( I was actually born there ...Dad had a Jazz Coffee shop on St.Marks place in 1960 ) we left the theater feeling kind of dis-appointed with the experience and feeling like the Coen brothers were showing more disdain than respect for the folk scene. I liked the attention to details and the mood the cinematographer evoked , the music was lovely , all lot of the performances were great...it seems to have all the right ingredients but something's missing...One of my pet peeves were the Cat , or cats, .They seemed to have no real meaning to the story telling.Also, the constant refrain of " everyone wants to f**k Jean" , amusing maybe the first time , really got old quick . I might have a slightly romanticized take on the early Folk scene so it's hard to reconcile this darker version.