Intolerable Cruelty

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The Life of the Mind

The Life of the Mind - the podcast about the Coen Brothers

12 episodes

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Cinephiles Chris Ayers, Barbara VanDenburgh and Jason Keil discuss the filmography of The Coen Brothers in chronological order.

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Cinephiles Chris Ayers, Barbara VanDenburgh and Jason Keil discuss the filmography of The Coen Brothers in chronological order.

Film Reviews

TV & Film

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Intolerable Cruelty

The Life of the Mind

1 hour 16 minutes 18 seconds

1 year ago

Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty (2003) was the Coen Brothers' first work-for-hire project in Hollywood. Initially just a script polish, they eventually took over the director's helm as well. While they definitely left their stylistic stamp on this divorce lawyer comedy, it also has the hallmarks of an early 2000s mainstream romantic film, featuring George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones as antagonists/lovers. Despite working with their usual crew of collaborators, the Coen Brothers aren't able to fully rescue this film from mediocrity, but we do find some things to appreciate about it.

You can also find Chris Ayers' designs for Coen Brothers alternative movie posters at Etsy.com/shop/ChrisAyersCreative

Music by Nick Shelby and Mike Brenner at CosmicAmericanMusic.com