A trifle suffused with the Coen's trademark snooty hijinks, this mild-mannered
comedy about three convicts who flee a Mississippi chain gang in hopes of
recovering some stolen loot is actually quite a charmer. The title comes from
Preston Sturges' Depression-era satire SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS: "O Brother, Where
Art Thou?" is the problem picture an earnest Hollywood director wants to make
before he logs some time on a chain gang and learns that sometimes desperate
people need fluffy pictures like "So Long, Sarong." But the story is loosely
adapted from Homer's
Odyssey, with emphasis on the
loosely.
Pencil-moustached, pomaded sharpie ...
Released:
2000
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
93 mins