SummaryLlewyn Davis is at a crossroads. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter of 1961, he struggles to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles - some of them of his own making.
SummaryLlewyn Davis is at a crossroads. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter of 1961, he struggles to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles - some of them of his own making.
A beautiful window into the folk scene of the early 60s and the life of a struggling artist, Inside Lleywn Davis is one of the Coen's most bittersweet films as it navigates through a journey of what if's and missed opportunities.
An amazing movie that disects on important topics like self identify and purpose in an authentic way due to a phenomenal performance from Oscar Issac, as well as a great screenplay and amazing cinematography. Downhearted but genuine, we rarely see movies like these anymore. The Coen Brothers showing once again that they can make an amazing immersive film. This movie is as close as you can get to perfect.
Joel and Ethan Coen’s Inside Llewyn Davis is an exquisitely crafted tale of woe with heartfelt early-sixties folk music — and an overarching snottiness.
Beautifully shot by Amélie cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel, Inside Llewyn Davis is instantly recognizable as the work of its sibling auteurs. But it’s also something of a departure — looser and more rambling than the average Coen concoction, with a lovingly recreated period setting.
One of the Coen brothers more sombre efforts and one of their worst.
I found this a hard movie to get any sort of emotional attachment to Isaac's character and for that couldn't really care about his plight.
I like that there wasn't a happy ever after ending. Just a guy getting by. It wasn't that enthralling, and the music isn't for my taste, but I enjoyed seeing the story of a 'failure' as opposed to the 'hero'.
Not really sure about the message of the movie, no plot twist, nothing really much happening. Just a ordinary life story about a arrogant musician, who thinks himself of something so special and is also lazy and not willing to work. So the movie represents a part, period of his life. I don’t see where the “must see” is.
First of all let me say I am a HUGE Coen brothers AND Justin Timberlake fan, so I was really looking forward to this movie. I must be either 1)not artsy enough, 2)not educated enough (even though I have a masters degree) 3)not a fan of folk music, or 4)all of the above. This movie took me on a meaningless journey to nowhere. I searched for metaphorical references, like the cat representing his heart, or other meaningful notations, and heck, I just wanted to be entertained at all. I honestly didn't understand this movie, and I think the critics say they liked it because it is just plain weird and that's what they seem to like. Justin Timberlake was underutilized and John Goodman was **** were several characters in the movie. Follow me around for a week and I promise you will be so much more entertained watching me make dinner at night, feed the dog, take a walk, sleep, work and do laundry.