Review of Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) by Nichtschwert — 08 Jan 2014
The music in this movie is terrific and the performances were really good all around. Sadly, this movie lacks any kind of plot. It is a pure atmosphere kind of movie with comedic elements to lighten the mood. And the mood is in dire need of being lightened, because this movie is depressing. Everything out titular protagonist touches turns, to quote another character in the movie: "to ****.
I do not like this sort of movie. It was really hard to care for anything in this movie, because everything that happened was pointless and ended in nothing but disappointment.
I like movies that do more than just flop all over the place with things happening without anything ever being achieved.
Some ideas in this movie sound good on paper, but make for nothing but boredom in practise.
If you enjoy movies driven by atmosphere and a rather realistic portrayal of a character's life being mildly but tenaciously awful, do give this movie a watch. Otherwise, steer clear.
This review of Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) was written by Nichtschwert on 08 Jan 2014.
Inside Llewyn Davis has generally received very positive reviews.
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