Inside Llewyn Davis (Dir. Joel & Ethan Coen/2014)
Considering Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) lost his band-mate to
suicide, you assume this heart-wrenching drama has happened before the start of
Inside of Llewyn Davis. We witness
the aftermath as, to put it bluntly, he tries to get his shit together. Bathed
in the dim-glow of a small gig in Greenwich Village or on the cold, icy streets
of Chicago, the Coen brothers have captured the spirit of 1961. A cute cat may
feature more than Justin Timberlake and John Goodman, but it’s Llewyn’s story –
and Isaac’s defiant and yet forlorn portrayal of this corduroy-clad guitarist eases
you into a cinematic, dusty vinyl sleeve. Through his couch-hopping and hitch-hiking,
it’s clear that he exists on the grace of others. He’s not Bob Dylan and the
Coen’s hint at why. Though conflicted, our folk-singer is a victim of his own
lack of self-preservation – and never has it been so warmly embraced.
Rating: 9/10
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