SUBMITTED BY Movieman129

January 14, 2003 — Over at IGN FilmForce, The STAX Report posts their review of the Intolerable Cruelty script, which after rewrites by different people, ended up with the Coen Brothers' names on it. Is their latest film, a romantic comedy set to star Catherine Zeta-Jones and George Clooney, compare to their other scripts?

did find Intolerable Cruelty trying at times. The Coen Brothers flick it reminded me of most was O Brother, Where Art Thou?, which is my least favorite of their works. Like that film, this story often tried too hard to be funny and ended up being merely amusing. Most of Act Two seemed like the same gag repeated again and again. I was wondering where the story was headed and why I should remain interested in these characters, especially since I wasn't exactly splitting my sides laughing. Then the final act turned my opinion around... Ultimately, Intolerable Cruelty turned out to be an amiable piece of fluff.

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