Ahh
I am really not sure what I think of this movie. I mean, I could tell it was good I have seen enough films to be able to make the distinction. The performances were spot on, with Turturro and Goodman excelling. It all looked very pretty and very characterful and all that sort of thing but I always seem to feel with Coen brothers films what's the point? As with Fargo, I found the quirks of the characters interesting and watchable, but not very engaging. It was difficult to care who was doing what and why. There always seems to be a certain distance, which I felt in this and Fargo and Hudsucker, where the cleverness of the set ups kind of distances the audiences the sort of problem that Barton faced whenever he held forth on his ideals. Maybe Barton Fink is a self-fulfilling prophecy?
Review of Barton Fink
