
Loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey," the movie deals with the picaresque adventures of Ulysses Everett McGill and his companions Delmar and Pete in 1930s Mississipi. Sprung from a chain gang and trying to reach Everett's home to recover the buried loot of a bank heist they are confronted by a series of strange characters--among them sirens, a cyclops, bank robber George "Baby Face" Nelson (very annoyed by that nickname), a campaigning governor and his opponent, a KKK lynch mob... (Full plot summary below)
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Loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey," the movie deals with the picaresque adventures of Ulysses Everett McGill and his companions Delmar and Pete in 1930s Mississipi. Sprung from a chain gang and trying to reach Everett's home to recover the buried loot of a bank heist they are confronted by a series of strange characters--among them sirens, a cyclops, bank robber George "Baby Face" Nelson (very annoyed by that nickname), a campaigning governor and his opponent, a KKK lynch mob, and a blind prophet who warns the trio that "the treasure you seek shall not be the treasure you find.
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| Greg's Previews at Yahoo! MoviesGreg Dean SchmitzThe photography in this film is among the most beautiful I've seen in years. |
| Palo Alto WeeklyJim ShelbyAs a big-budget film from two of our great contemporary social satirists, it falls short. |
| San Diego MetropolitanJean LowerisonThe plot is just as goofy and hilarious as you would expect, but equally important is the spectacular bluegrass score. |
| Boston PhoenixGary SusmanThis is an epic dreamed up and set in Coenland, where familiar film genres get twisted into balloon animals, and where anything might happen to the characters because, hey, why not? |
| Orlando WeeklyPhilip BoothOh Brother is packed with appealing moments certain to be recalled fondly. |
| San Diego Union-TribuneDavid Elliott[The Coen brothers] show fine streaks of vim and do great casting. |
| Empire MagazineKim NewmanConfidently cinematic in classical and modern terms, layered with subtleties but also a straight-ahead, crowd-pleasing comedy. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA rollicking collection of comic bits, Southern folklore, slapstick stunts, cinematic tributes, religious ritual, political satire, and depression era commentary. |
| 3BlackChicks ReviewKamal 'The Diva' LarsuelO Brother, Where Art Thou?" I'm glad that I found him. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversIt's a wild, whacked-out wonder. Coenheads rejoice. |