Why did the Coen's make this film?

Rating: 4/10 (23 January 2008)

This isn't the worst film I've seen this year, I didn't hate it. But I didn't like it either. It didn't seem to have any reason for being. It didn't reveal any truths about human nature, except that some people are frightenly mentally ill and should be exterminated. The editing was awful, leaving the main character lying dead in a scene where you couldn't tell it was him. People all over the theater were whispering to each other about where that character went. And no, it wasn't boring, but it was most unpleasant to watch. In order to get involved with a movie I need to care about at least one of the characters. In a lot of the films out right now, this just isn't possible. Although, I did care that the villain in this movie got wasted, that's about it. A total waste of time that I'll never get back.
Give me a movie like 300, or an old Cary Grant movie. I'll be a lot happier. DottyinCA