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O Brother Where Art Thou review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 09/03/2012
Fans of folk music with a somewhat lack of direction for the leads would enjoy this. Everett McGill (Clooney), Pete Hogwallop (Turturro), and Delmar O'Donnell (Nelson) escape from a chain gang at Parchman Farm. They encounter different personalities along the way. In this raters opinion, not one of the best from the directors in terms of its plot. Screenplay effective with one of the best lines - "Everything's gonna be put on electricity and run on a paying basis. Out with the old spiritual mumbo jumbo, the superstitions, and the backward ways. We're gonna see a brave new world where they run everybody a wire and hook us all up to a grid. Yes, sir, a veritable age of reason." and "Everybody's lookin' for answers." Leave it to the Coen's to exhibit symbolism, which on this film …
