Inside Llewyn Davis

[Steve Williams]

Saw this film yesterday as it was the only one on all of the lists of nominees that we hadn't seen yet.

We looked forward to seeing it as it was after all a film by the Coen Brothers. How could it be anything but good. The film has been preceded by rave reviews as well as an MRQE.com metric score of 83 which should have made it a decent film.

What a disappointment.My wife and I left the theater scratching our heads wondering what we missed in this film that we disliked it so much. It was a film with essentially no beginning and certainly no ending. It had a slow meandering story.

The story line in one simple sentence.....

A week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.

The film did have a good ensemble cast in cameo roles including Carey Mulligan and John Goodman (who seems to be in everything these days)

Just under two hours

Just my $0.02

Thumbs down for us

 

[jtinn]

That's funny, I loved it. Very different. The development of the characters was wonderful as was the acting.

 

[MylesBAstor]

That's funny, I loved it. Very different. The development of the characters was wonderful as was the acting.

Missed you buddy!

I'm in between. It was a let down because I expected a little more about the Village music scene back then and the Bohemian lifestyle. Loved the Columbia Sociology professor. But I thought it was interesting from the point of view that everyone thought they could be a star.

 

[Steve Williams]

Missed you buddy!

I'm in between. It was a let down because I expected a little more about the Village music scene back then and the Bohemian lifestyle. Loved the Columbia Sociology professor. But I thought it was interesting from the point of view that everyone thought they could be a star.

just a nice way of saying the movie sucked

 

[MylesBAstor]

just a nice way of saying the movie sucked

Yes overall Heidi and I expected more. Perhaps too much expectation bias?

 

[Steve Williams]

Me too. I really wanted to like this film but I wouldn't even rent it now.

 

[scouter]

Thanks for the input- was about to take my family to see the movie with high expectations. Oh well, guess we'll have to stay home and listen to my daughter's favorite band, Animal Collective, on the stereo before she returns to college. Steve, it really wasn't worth a $4.99 Apple rental?

 

[Steve Williams]

Thanks for the input- was about to take my family to see the movie with high expectations. Oh well, guess we'll have to stay home and listen to my daughter's favorite band, Animal Collective, on the stereo before she returns to college. Steve, it really wasn't worth a $4.99 Apple rental?

well to say you saw the latest Coen Bros movie might be worth that

Look, the critics can't be all wrong as the reviews are all positive. I just didn't like it nor did my wife.
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