Preview: A Serious Man (2009)

Synopsis:

Divorce is imminent for a depressive professor whose brother is causing the rift between he and his wife and ultimately between he and his life.

• Poster: -

Review:

There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the future, this section will be updated.

• Trailer: C

Review:

The usual suspects are largely absent from the Coen Bros. latest film. The trailer has equal measures of interesting subjects and irritating conceits. The repetitiveness of the images, though purposeful and designed to act as the musical accompaniment for the trailer is all too annoying.

Oscar Prospects:

This seems a distant cry from No Country for Old Men and seems more akin to the Coens' work on Raising Arizona and The Hudsucker Proxy, so Oscar talk will likely be muted.

Release Date:

• October 2, 2009

Full Review Synopsis:

The Coens the way I like them. This is their second best film after The Man Who Wasn't There.

• Full Review: A Serious Man

-Wesley Lovell (August 9, 2009) Original

-Wesley Lovell (April 4, 2010) Added Review Link