The next stop on my Unseen Coen Brothers Watch-through is The Man Who Wasn’t There, which was unfortunately not for me.

Noir has never been my genre to begin with and while I found Roger Deacons’s Oscar nominated cinematography gorgeous, I found the story and performances quite cold. Not a lot to grab onto for me.

 I did however find myself going “man what a face” with every closeup on Billy Bob, truly leaning into his destiny as a Rich Man’s Harry Dean Stanton. Faces like this are what is missing from modern movies. The Instamgrification of movie stars has led to everyone looking the same and has left no room for character actor faces. 

This is the start of the Coen’s only fallow period, but, having randomly seen The Ladykillers 20 years ago, I only have one film in this period: Intolerable Cruelty.

The next stop on my Unseen Coen Brothers Watch-through is The Man Who Wasn’t There, which was unfortunately not for me.

Noir has never been my genre to begin with and while I found Roger Deacons’s Oscar nominated cinematography gorgeous, I found the story and performances quite cold. Not a lot to grab onto for me.

 I did however find myself going “man what a face” with every closeup on Billy Bob, truly leaning into his destiny as a Rich Man’s Harry Dean Stanton. Faces like this are what is missing from modern movies. The Instamgrification of movie stars has led to everyone looking the same and has left no room for character actor faces. 

This is the start of the Coen’s only fallow period, but, having randomly seen The Ladykillers 20 years ago, I only have one film in this period: Intolerable Cruelty.

mmm medio bodrio

mmm medio bodrio

I realize more and more lately that I am not the biggest slow burn fan. I picked a random movie to watch and this was it. It was a lot better than previous slow burns that I have watch but it wasn’t my favorite thing. The first hour I was into it and I was ready and then I kinda got less interested as it went on. Some points were interesting but I was expecting more fast paced. I wish I like slow burns but for some reason I don’t like them as much as I want to. But the way everything was black and white was cool and the characters were awesome. I still enjoy watching this and I will definitely rewatch in the future. If you like slow burns I will guarantee you will love this movie. 

Movies Chat-GPT Recommended Me 

I realize more and more lately that I am not the biggest slow burn fan. I picked a random movie to watch and this was it. It was a lot better than previous slow burns that I have watch but it wasn’t my favorite thing. The first hour I was into it and I was ready and then I kinda got less interested as it went on. Some points were interesting but I was expecting more fast paced. I wish I like slow burns but for some reason I don’t like them as much as I want to. But the way everything was black and white was cool and the characters were awesome. I still enjoy watching this and I will definitely rewatch in the future. If you like slow burns I will guarantee you will love this movie. 

Movies Chat-GPT Recommended Me 

This film left me speechless. It takes the Coen’s ability to portray nihilism, doom and gloom to the next level. Simultaneously, its portrayal of destiny at play is mesmerizing, as are the visuals, writing, performances and even the classical music.

This film left me speechless. It takes the Coen’s ability to portray nihilism, doom and gloom to the next level. Simultaneously, its portrayal of destiny at play is mesmerizing, as are the visuals, writing, performances and even the classical music.