Cold and unfeeling

Rating: 3/10 (20 September 2008)

If the point here was, "ain't this a pretty cool way to kill someone?", then I would have to say, "Well, Yeah, it sure is different." Other than that, what was the point? A string of morbid, cold, mechanical killings? Saw that in "The Godfather". Didn't like it then, either. Both of these movies were made for the misanthropes among us and I just don't happen to be one of them. I count myself among those who like to come away from a movie feeling a little better than when I came in. The Coen brothers entered cult status with "Fargo" and "O Brother Where Art Thou?", and so I guess I just expected much more from them than this. I have no problem with the performances or the way the movie was made. I'd just like someone to tell my WHY it was made.
Addendum; Since I wrote the above comments several months ago I have had somewhat of a change of heart. This is a movie that grows on you. The 'cold and unfeeling' opinion still stands, but the movie is much more than I gave it credit for being. The acting is superb throughout and the storyline and character development are both very strong. It's still not a 'feel good' movie but for the above reasons, I can forgive it for that.