It has a remarkable (if playfully skewed) fidelity to the epic poem of mythical struggle, even if the filmmaking brother act never actually read Homer's work...
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
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Reviews Counted:141
Fresh:109
Rotten:32
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: Though not as good as Coen brothers' classics such as Blood Simple, the delightfully loopy O Brother, Where Art Thou? is still a lot of fun.
Theatrical Release:Dec 22, 2000 Limited
Box Office: $45,150,731
Synopsis: Joel and Ethan Coen transport Homer's ODYSSEY to the depression-era South in the silly, fun comedy O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson star as three... [More]
Starring: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman
Director: Joel Coen
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Reviews for O Brother, Where Art Thou?
In its best moments (of which there are a few), O Brother, Where Art Thou? has a twang to it.
08/21/09
The Coens are like party acquaintances who keep changing the subject and then staring at you quizzically when you can't follow the thread, or when you stop wanting to follow it, but who then block all your exit routes from their obnoxious conversation.
07/22/09
The ferociously one-dimensional characters here make this muddy ramble more of a guilty pleasure than a success.
08/07/08
It's not up there with Lebowski, but its still a darn good tale.
11/17/07
After making what are still probably their two best features, the Coen brothers came up with their worst, a piece of pop nihilism.
11/07/07
Top CriticThe Coen's tale of three escaped convicts has more to do with Homer the Simpson than Homer the poet.
07/14/07
Great dialogue, superb 'Scope camerawork from Roger Deakins, and a genuinely wondrous deus ex machina are among the delights.
01/26/06
its tongue-in-cheek humor effortlessly gives way to poignant drama and period musical pieces throughout.
12/06/05
O Brother, Where Art Thou? is amazing.
12/06/05
Watching Clooney, Turturro, and Nelson ham it up singing 'Man of Constant Sorrow' is one of this year's greatest big-screen delights.
12/06/04
O Brother, Where Art Thou? is the Being John Malkovich of the year 2000. The most remarkable thing about it is just how any sane studio executive agreed to back it.
03/06/04
It's an odd, charming movie, not for everyone, but definitely for Coen acolytes. A great adaptation. And buy the soundtrack.
07/03/03
As a big-budget film from two of our great contemporary social satirists, it falls short.
05/20/03
The Coen brothers have once again outdone themselves.
02/08/03
All I can say is that my favorite Joel and Ethan Coen movie used to be Miller's Crossing, now it's O Brother, Where Art Thou?
12/08/02
The plot is just as goofy and hilarious as you would expect, but equally important is the spectacular bluegrass score.
10/21/02
Though the movie occasionally over-reaches for jokes, in the end it redeems itself with originality and style -- admittedly, a style that will not appeal to some mainstream tastes.
10/15/02
The Coens' usual arch deliberateness isn't quite as deliberate, and there's an appealing shagginess to some of the episodes and performances.
09/26/02
Top CriticI'll be darned. The Coen brothers, which many cinephiles (myself included) like to call the most exciting working American filmmakers, have just made a bad movie.
09/10/02
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