Home Rating: - Enjoyable silly fun
This film tends to divide a lot of opinion, but I enjoyed it. Essentially it's an intentionally silly story about three convicts running around the Deep South in the 1930s getting into scrapes, adventures and various other nonsense (there's more to the plot than this, but essentially that's what it is). It's neither laugh out loud funny, nor as intelligently written as The Big Lebowski, but it works in its own way if you're of a particular mindset and don't find the saccharin fluffiness of it all too grating.

Clearly, it's in no way comparable to some of the Coen brothers' more serious efforts (Blood Simple, No Country For Old Men, etc) and if you're expecting anything of this nature then you'll be sorely disappointed. The closest comparison, in terms of style at least, are some of the tongue in cheek adventure films from the 80s such as Back to the Future. Enjoyable, silly fun.

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Rating: - Where art thou Blues fans?
I've seen this movie several times now and I'm still fascinated by it - I'm no particular fan of George Clooney or the Coen brothers or Bluegrass music (or even of Homer), but this movie is so cleverly constructed and well acted, with multiple threads that hang and re-cross throughout the story, that each time I watch I see a connection I missed in previous viewings. Reading the other reviews I guess I must be the only ageing Blues fan out here - but Robert Johnson must be up there (sorry, down there) somewhere, smiling if he's seen it.

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Rating: - Unbelievably funny with strangely addicting music
I didn't think I would like this film. For one, I normally do not like George Clooney. I cannot think of any other films he has been in that I liked. It was a big surprise that this has become one of my favourite films of all time. And, honestly, it is all down to the characterisation. The characters are acted so well that they are outlandish but believable, from the main four to Babyface Nelson, Big Dan and Hogwallop. The story holds you spellbound with both the antics that the Soggy Bottom Boys get into and then the music adds another dimension. The humour, whilst at times a bit slapstick, is not overdone. Overall, this film is great fun. I own the CD and the soundtrack.

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Rating: - Best film I've seen for years
This is cinema of the highest calibre. Just like most Coen brothers films, it's not the millions spent on sets, or special effects (they're low to mid budget all the way) but the human touch that sets this apart. Homer was a good place to start, as it could be said that the Homeric poems laid the foundation for secular western literature. Add the genius of the Coen Brothers, and the old-fashioned "cinematic magic" qualities of Clooney, and you have a product that will not age. I've watched it only once so far, but I have half a dozen timeless quotes, for anyone willing to listen, including "I don't want Fop, goddammit. I'm a Dapper Dan man"
Se it for yourself. Five stars aren't enough.

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Rating: - Waste of your time
This film goes downhill which is a difficult feat because it starts off very badly anyway, boring , just not funny did not like anything about this film , tries to hard to be wacky but only succeeds to be backward and extremley tedious, just not my cup of tea ,