Coen Brothers are back and how!
One heck of an amazing movie partially based on the life of folk singer Dave
Van Ronk. When I saw the poster for the first time – unfortunately didn’t read
as who made it rather I was more keen on the two people in it – Justin
Timberlake (Hardly any footage) and Carey Mulligan (Not much role either). Surprisingly
the movie turns out to be too good as one can expect by their Writing and Directing
the same – even the music and songs were too good – it was hard for me to keep
my feet flat on ground while watching this one. I wonder why is it that all the
Rock / Pop Stars are drug addicts but country / folk singers are strugglers –
at least in all the movies that I have seen in last one decade that’s how they
have been projected. This one shows us a week in the life of Llewyn Davis (Fantastic Oscar Isaac) – a folk
singer whose album “Inside Llewyn Davis” has recently released and is unable to
sell. He is couch hopping to pass his days at his friends and acquaintances
places, have no friends or success anywhere. How he goes to Chicago from New
York to meet a Music Producer whose not impressed by him anyways – comes back
and tries to kick start his career is the movie all about. Movie is quite
engrossing with damn good songs thrown in the story – even the jingle that they
compose was way too good and hilarious. His struggle to make the ends meet, no
success, no job, keep up with friends / family, he may have a son too somewhere
plus his hitch hiking to places makes up for quite a decent watch. I will
definitely give it a good 3/5 and will call it a good time pass, I wish it
covered his life a bit more to make it a perfect biography. Highly recommended
for music lovers especially country and folk.
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