Inside Llewyn Davis
Rotten Tomatoes : 94%
Metascore : 92
People are buzzing about this movie, however a few friends saw it and said it was no good, so I went in with mixed feelings. It is a Coen brothers film, and it definitely has their style of comedy, so if you don’t like their movies, you most certainly will not like this one. I myself am not a huge fan of most of their stuff, but Llewyn Davis was getting such sterling reviews, that I thought I’d give it a chance. I’m (mostly) glad I did.
Llewyn is a struggling, homeless folk singer in the early 60s. Every bad thing that can happen, does happen throughout the film to poor Llewyn. This leaves him pretty jaded and prone to anger with even his close friends. Thus, it becomes hard to really cheer him on, as he becomes a bigger and bigger jerk throughout the film. But because literally nothing goes his way, he still feels like the underdog you want to root for.
Some of the dark comedy is funny, as his troubles pile up, and in the end Llewyn sort of redeems himself and finally seems to find a kind of happiness, or at least a sense that everything is going to be alright. I’m not gushing over the movie, and I certainly don’t think it is worthy of the ratings listed above, but it is overall a solid movie that is well acted (Oscar Isaac is very good as Llewyn) and well directed. Worth a rental if not exactly a rush-to-the-theater and see.
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