Runtime:
94 minutes
Directed
by: Joel & Ethan Coen
Starring:
Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, William Forsythe
From:
20th Century Fox
Here's
a famous movie that believe it or not I only saw in full just a few
days ago; before that I had only seen a few minutes of it way back
when (i.e. I was a kid then) and my movie tastes now are quite
different from how they were back then; plus, someone on a forum said
that I should see it given that I was talking about the Coen Brothers
and how-and to many people online this is total blasphemy-I am not
really a fan of them at all. Sorry, but all their strangeness and
quirkiness just isn't for me. At least from what I've seen I haven't
quite understood why so many people go bananas for it.
Most
perplexing to me is one movie in particular. I have seen The Big
Lebowski once at a pal's place in college and boy did I NOT enjoy it
at all. All the constant cursing, the non-plot, how bizarre it was...
I have zero comprehension why there's such a big cult for the movie.
It is on Netflix Instant, though, so maybe I should try to watch it
again and thus deliver a major review of why I think the film is
awful...
But
let's get onto reviewing this movie. I'm sure most of you know the
plot already, but I'll be brief: a repeat ex-con and his ex-cop wife
decide to steal one baby out of 5 quintuplets as they are not able to
conceive children on their own. A bunch of wacky things happen as
they try to hold on to the baby.
I'll
admit something right away: this is definitely more enjoyable than
The Big Lebowski to me. I mean, there are some pretty funny lines,
the music is (mostly) good, it's certainly filmed nicely-by future
famous director Barry Sonnefeld-and the performances are all good. I
mean, it's certainly a unique role for former boxer turned after Tex
Cobb, that's for sure.
YET,
all the weirdness and quirkiness was just a turn-off for me. I'm
sorry, but despite what I said above, the fact that this is so
beloved and I've seen multiple people say that this this is one of
the funniest comedies of all time; I can't get on that train, sad to
say. Like I said, I guess those guys just aren't for me, no matter
how unpopular of an opinion it is. I mean, does a full 5 minutes of
the movie-at least-need to be spent on various characters screaming
loudly and for a long amount of time? I say no. And then there's
characters just being off-putting to me. Those are but a few reasons
why I still haven't really changed my opinions on the Brothers Coen,
despite the praise I have given.
However,
I do have to say that the setpiece of Nic Cage trying to rob a
convenience store for some Huggies diapers and it resulting in a big
chase involving the cops and dogs and going through several different
places was quite memorable and well-done.
I'll
be back Sunday night.
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