Rotten
After making what are still probably their two best features, the Coen brothers came up with their worst, a piece of pop nihilism.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
They have a plan, but not a clue.
2000 · 1h 47m · PG-13
Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Joel Coen
,
Ethan Coen
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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Overview
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
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78%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Great dialogue, superb 'Scope camerawork from Roger Deakins, and a genuinely wondrous deus ex machina are among the delights.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
The Coens' usual arch deliberateness isn't quite as deliberate, and there's an appealing shagginess to some of the episodes and performances.
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
Fresh
It's a wild, whacked-out wonder.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
Leaves a sour taste.
Susan Stark, Detroit News
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