Only a handfull of laugh-out-loud moments, but big, big smiles from beginning to end. Really well done and fun. My favorite aspect: how Joel and Ethan have completely out done themselves with G. H. Dorr, Phd (“that’s a lot of letters!”) and his absurd use of language. Since their first film they have dabbled in silly syntax, perhaps reaching a zenith with George Clooney’s character in “O Brother.” This film raises the bar exponentially. So much so that Irma Hall, playing the elderly black woman, is heard remarking, “enough with the double talk!”
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Jordan Hoffman is a New York-based writer and film critic working for The Guardian, Vanity Fair, Thrillist, Times of Israel, NY Daily News and elsewhere.
He is the host of ENGAGE: The Official Star Trek Podcast, a member of the New York Film Critics Circle and challenges you to a game of backgammon.
