Review of Intolerable Cruelty (2003) by Compi24 — 04 Dec 2018

Surprisingly one of the more controversial films in the Coen Brothers' oeuvre, "Intolerable Cruelty" honestly plays more to the crowd than most of the filmmaking duo's other films, featuring the bubbly and cheeky feel of many other romantic comedies of the era.

Not sure where the critics and fans diverged with this particular film, but for my tastes, I found it to be a palatable watch overall -- though sadly not all the way through necessarily. To be blatantly honest, I found the film's first half to be a tremendous exercise in wit, wordplay, and irony, with some of the best dialogue writing I've seen from the Coen's.

But the second half just pales in comparison -- too silly and predictable for its own good. I guess it all averages out to the above final score in the end.