Review of A Serious Man (2009) by Marcb — 04 Jan 2010
A Serious Man, the New Coen Bros film is very funny and yet it has a very hard hitting, sock in the gut ending. Critics are saying it's darker than No Country For Old Men but I dont know about that.
They definetly come clean(as if they havent already) on their pessimistic worldview and absolute disregard for religion. When the Coen Bros are on they are at the top of their game and maybe the best American filmmakers as of right now, excluding Quentin Tarantino, who I believe is the best American director of our time( never made a film that isnt great ).
A Serious Man is up there with Fargo, No Country For Old Men, Raisng Arizona and The Big Lebowski as one of ... See Moretheir greats. A Serious Man is savage in its depiction of a middle class, suburban Jew trying to simply cope with life and the growing futility of religion and God to answer for a world of adulterous spouses, gambling degenarate siblings, bribery, drugs, rascist "property" violating neighbors, fuzzy televison sets, Jefferson Airplane, freshly mowed lawns, car accidents, sunbathing neighbors, selfish children, apathetic rabbis, disgruntled coworkers, horrible dreams, physics and the awesome destructive power of Mother Nature.
"When the truth is found to be lies, and all the joy within you dies. Dont you want somebody to love, dont you need somebody to love, you better find somebody to love.
This review of A Serious Man (2009) was written by Marcb on 04 Jan 2010.
A Serious Man has generally received positive reviews.
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