George Clooney establishes himself as a true Hollywood movie star and heir to the Cary Grant throne in this hysterical dark romantic comedy from the Coen brothers. Clooney plays Miles Massey, an unhappy and lonely divorce lawyer who specialises in protecting the wealth of men who have been caught cheating by their wives. But when Marilyn Rexroth (Catherine Zeta-Jones) walks into his office, he thinks he might be in love, leading to a thrilling cat-and-mouse battle of the sexes in which audiences never know who's scamming whom and whether true love is ever attainable--especially when there is a lot of money at stake. ... Much has been made of the Coens' venture into mainstream movies, but INTOLERABLE CRUELTY fits in well in their pantheon of unusual and highly entertaining films, including THE HUDSUCKER PROXY, THE BIG LEBOWSKI, and BLOOD SIMPLE. Clooney and Zeta-Jones light up the screen, and they get ample support from Billy Bob Thornton as a rich country bumpkin oil magnate, Julia Duffy as a poor little rich girl, Richard Jenkins as a low-rent lawyer, Edward Herrmann as a train-loving naughty boy, Geoffrey Rush as an eccentric television producer, Cedric the Entertainer as an outrageous private investigator, and the inimitable Irwin Keyes as hit man Wheezy Joe. Fast-paced dialogue, gorgeous settings, and Clooney's facial gestures combine for a whirlwind film that is both fun and funny. The soundtrack contains many Simon & Garfunkel songs, in two cases riotously performed by a folksinging priest and a Las Vegas chapel bagpiper.
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Intolerable Cruelty Slick romantic comedy from Joel and Ethan Coen. George Clooney stars as a hot-shot Los Angeles divorce lawyer who falls for a woman he previously took apart in court, played by Catherine Zeta-Jones
Hardcore fans of the Coen brothers would be well within their rights to be somewhat fearful of Intolerable Cruelty. The script originated years ago with writing team Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone (Life and Big Trouble), and was subsequently given a polish by the Coens - but never with the intention that they direct it. But after Jonathan Demme, among others, passed and the Coens' own adaptation of James Dickey's 'To The White Sea' collapsed, they came ...
Intolerable Cruelty is so clever, so funny, so suavely entertaining that it comes as a shock to realize that it's not nearly as satisfying as all those qualities would lead you to believe. Despite its manifest strengths and multiple pleasures, this screwball comedy about romance and divorce finally leaves us stranded at the altar, caught off-guard by a chill we should have known was coming.
The sharp humor will not be a surprise to partisans of its creative leaders, writer-director Joel Coen and writer-producer Ethan Coen, who've spent close to two decades turning out a series of sui generis comedies from Raising Arizona through Fargo and O Brother, Where Art Thou?
this is a great comedy, laugh out loud funny the coen brothers on top form. i can't wait to see the end of it, part 5 in version 1 won't play for me - ah well can't win em all.
Sorry guys, this one is not for me, I found their acting too artificial, Clooney tried to be funny, and I dont know why Catherine accepted to do this movie! Besides, the movie keeps buffering so it was not a smooth watch -even when I left it to load!
