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RE: The trailer piqued my interest

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In Reply to: RE: The trailer piqued my interest posted by Jazz Inmate on August 02, 2007 at 10:47:22

"I saw it as a copout and an unwitting indictment of my generation--how shallowness and bullshit masquerade as depth. It was a bad story."

I think the the extra features, which include an interview with the Coen Brothers, gives a clue into their psyche. It was obvious, to me, that the joke, to them, was that a man would commit the murderous acts so that he could be a dry cleaner. I think that they simply dressed up this silly premise in some great camera work and cinematography, and with a serious Thornton. I do not think they intended anything more than that.

I realize you wrote that the film was an "unwitting" indictment. Well, having seen numerous with the Coens, I think they are too smart to do anything "unwittingly."

With respect to their later films, you should note that with both Intolerable Cruelty and The Lady Killers, both disappointments in my view, there were other producers, and, as I recall, both films were made within the Hollywood system. I am not sure why the change in direction, but it appears there were other non-Coens with their hands in the cookie jar, which left a bad taste. Hopefully, that changes with their next film.

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