5/5 Amazing movie
  by D. Bond
Great story telling, imaginative, witty, clever, one of my favorite movies of all time. A steal for $9

4/5 Entertaining Caricatures of Jim Crow South
  by Nat (Ashburn, Virginia)
Three escaped convicts in circa 1940 Mississippi go through assorted adventures before finally gaining their freedom. Entertaining caricature of Jim Crow-era South, presenting some of the colorful (and sordid) characteristics of life at that time. Some of the characterizations are over the top, but overall an amusing portrayal--Clooney almost steals the show. Occasional profanity and violence.

5/5 My Favorite Movie of All Time
  by K. Burns (Atlanta, GA)
The first time I saw this movie, I actually thought it was quite ridiculous. I think it was because the humor was so dry.

I caught it on tv again one day which started my love affair with this film. I have probably seen it at least 100 times, if not more, and it gets funnier every time I see it.

My only problems with it are: 1.the Woolsworth scene is terribly edited and 2. the last scene has the McGill family missing a kid. If you count their daughters going over the train track- there's one missing?

My love for this film is that there is a quote for every issue in life:
When you wake up..."oh, my hair"; when you find yourself in trouble... "we're in a tight spot", having people problems..."only a fool seeks logic in the chambers of the human heart"; let someone down..."God forgive me"; how old you'll be in 50 years..."well, I'll only be 82"; come to spiritual knowledge..."come on in boys, the waters fine"; hostile towards cattle..."one thing I hate more than coppers is cows"; finished with an argument..."I've counted to three"; warn friends of impending danger..."do not seek the treasure"; and so on, and so on.

The majority of my every day language comes from the lines in this movie and I find that is all the language I need.


1/5 Boring, plotless, boringest!
  by Red Green
"O Brother Where Art Thou or Adapted Classic Literature with Uninteresting Rednecks."

I gave it a shot for 45 minutes when it was on HBO. I got thoroughly bored and uninterested. Sorry, nothing more to say, as I remember nothing but the twiddling of my thumbs and looking at my watch.

3/5 Odyssey for Dummies
  by Jason Kirkfield (Rocky Mountain High)
Making this required viewing in schools might get kids interested in classic literature. The lesson plan could include watching "O Brother, Where Art Thou" and then reading Homer's Odyssey.

Not everyone will love this film. To be fair, it's different than 99 percent of what shows up in theaters. To me, the best part is the music (2001 Grammy for Album of the Year). Clooney's character is over the top, and it's too bad he was the only one who didn't (couldn't?) sing.

This was the first and so far only DVD release, and it is practically screaming out for a multi-voice commentary. Perhaps they are waiting for a 10th Anniversary Edition next year?

3.5 stars, rounded down until they come out with a more full-featured DVD.