Awful

Rating: 1/10 (15 October 2002)

This is definitely one of the most worthless movies I've ever seen in the theater. I'm STUNNED that it has been voted in the top 250 movies, which shows you that this must be a movie you either love, or totally loathe, as I did.
I'm not going to be like most other negative reviewers and just post "it sucked" and not give any reasons for that opinion.
I'd gotten a ride to the movie theater so I didn't have any way of getting back, so I sat through a movie I ordinarily would have walked out of.
My main problem with this movie is the dialogue. It is laced with so many swear words, yet this doesn't give the dialogue any additional kick. I have nothing against swearing in movies as long as it accomplishes something. The fact that nihilists feature prominently in this movie makes sense since the whole movie is pretty meaningless. No real plot, random and incoherent dialogue, just a loser of a main character (Jeff Bridges), and I really didn't care if he lived or died.
Obviously the "genius" of the movie eludes me. Note that I have nothing against the Coen brothers, I thought Fargo was brilliant.
This movie was awful though.
Ack.