Review of Intolerable Cruelty (2003) by Andrew C — 24 Jun 2008
The Coen Brothers go all mainstream with a revival of the screwball comedy genre. The film has successful divorce lawyer Miles Massey (George Clooney) who wants a challenge, he finds it when he represents Rex Rexroth (Edward Herrmann), who cheated on his wife Marylin Rexroth (Catherine Zeta-Jones), who in turn is a gold-digger.
Miles is able to help Rex win the case, but Miles hasn't seen the last of Marylin... Alot of people are keen to dismiss the film as too mainstream by the Coen's standards, true it isn't up to the standard of their other films, there is still alot of fun to be had within this film.
Including characters such as assassin Wheezy Joe, the Scottish themed wedding in Las Vegas, and the funniest part of the film comes from a court testimony from a flamboyant concierge named Heinz, the Baron Krauss von Espy, which has to be one of the funniest characters the Coen's have ever created.
Shame he wasn't in it more...
This review of Intolerable Cruelty (2003) was written by Andrew C on 24 Jun 2008.
Intolerable Cruelty has generally received positive reviews.
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