Is this supposed to be funny? If so its NOT funny enough.

Rating: 2/10 (16 September 2018)

This was a best picture nominee...wow! I thought perhaps because of the way the town looked & the language used at first was dating the film in the late 80s. But then someone mentions Google. Who? The overtly racist assaulting felonious deputy who's overtly mentally challenged. Maybe that's WHY it sounded so out if place, (as with The Chiefs wife having a Aussie accent THEN heavy southern one after..) This is not a film that respects your intelligence. Its so over the top I'd say its a dark comedy but its not funny ENOUGH to let all this bad dialogue & manipulative reversal of characters behaviour. Yes people change sometimes but this movie magic character stuff is just NOT realistic. I won't pick the details of the story others will. Its just not what I was expecting from a member of the Cohen Brothers family. THIS IS NOT A COEN BROS FILM! Indeed Frances can play anything and sound honest but what her character does just isn't believable. The Cohens WOULD have had dry irony, this has the WORST stereotypes of everybody in the south & its not even a decent mystery, its a catharsis of revenge. Nice people they are not. Also Everyone is a victim. I just dont believe anything that happens becsuse consequences dont seem to exist. And the bad guy isnt maybe guilty!..Poor Missouri. It gets alot of bad movies made about it! The music always steers you to what you should be thinking also the casting was bad for females. McDormant has range all right! Her & her slippers beat all the acting in every DC comics film. The stars are one each for Sam & Frances. They are great character actors but have skills beyond the material. I love Woody but he wasnt in there long enough to save this either. Oh & Peter Dinkage & the other supporting male cast were great. Material though. Wow. Should I be laughing? Music says no. PS..... Joan Baez in the bar was also just so.....i dunno. The night they drove old Dixie down...really? Maybe we arent supposed to take it seriously.