I thought that Fargo was brilliant and that The Big Lebowski was stupid, but I loved O Brother to death. The music is right up my alley, and George Clooney surprised me with his performance. The comment about his accent coming and going interested me. Clooney was born in Lexington, Kentucky and grew up in the suburbs of Cincinnati, so a southern accent is not entirely foreign to him. I thought he did a creditable job with it.
Charles Durning has made a very good living playing good ol' boys, and he does his usual stellar job here. Holly Hunter's character doesn't have much screen time, but she definitely made the best of it.
Yes, the story is pretty silly, but I rarely take anything seriously so it didn't bother me in the slightest. On the contrary, I laughed more here than I have since Chicken Run.
Charles Durning has made a very good living playing good ol' boys, and he does his usual stellar job here. Holly Hunter's character doesn't have much screen time, but she definitely made the best of it.
Yes, the story is pretty silly, but I rarely take anything seriously so it didn't bother me in the slightest. On the contrary, I laughed more here than I have since Chicken Run.