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A sleek George Clooney and a seductive Catherine Zeta-Jones square off magnificently in the divorce comedy Intolerable Cruelty. The plot is simple: lawyer supreme Miles Massey (Clooney) skilfully outmanoeuvres gold-digger Marylin Rexroth (Zeta-Jones) when she divorces her wealthy husband--and she sets out to get revenge. But this movie comes from the creative minds of the Coen Brothers (Fargo, O Brother Where Art Thou?), and so Intolerable Cruelty includes a Scottish wedding chapel in Vegas, an asthmatic hit man, fluffy-dog-stroking European nobility, and a legendarily unbreakable pre-nuptial agreement. Still, it's pretty restrained for the Coens; smooth and consistent, it never stumbles as disappointingly as their movies can, but also never quite hits the operatic pitch of their best work. It's still damn funny, though, with top-notch performances from the leads as well as Geoffrey Rush, Cedric the Entertainer and Billy Bob Thornton. --Bret Fetzer
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Another offering from the highly acclaimed Coen brothers sees George Clooney as Miles Massey, a divorce lawyer who always wins his case until he comes head to head with the scheming, money-grabbing, yet alluring, Mrs Marilyn Rexroth (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Miles and Marilyn each embark on their own ruthless romantic missions to outdo one another and amass great wealth. Sparks fly in this battle-of-the-sexes comedy.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Sorry for using a qoute from this film as my title, but if you didn't get it this is just another reason to see this film.
This another exmple of the cinema magic by the Coen brothers taking a standard film genre turning it on it's head and completely twisting it with their usual flair, eye for great images and endlessly qoutable dialogue.
I noticed in one of the early reviews someone rated it 1 star cause it was't the corny romance they wanted, well it is romantic, cliched, but in the best possible way. This is short, sharp and very often laugh out loud hilarious, when i saw this in the theatre people where in tears laughing, and i was on the verge.
This isn't aromantic comedy, it's a screwball mayhem Clooney is excellant, Zeta-Jones does what she does best (looks pretty), Cedric the Entertainer although implausible named is fantastic, and minor characters like The Baron von Epsy and Wheezy Joe nearly steal the show away from them.
I can't recommend it highly enough
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
When I purchased this, I expected more of a romcom. I guess this might qualify, but if it does, it is with a difference!
I found the first 45 minutes a bit crude and at times unnecessarily so and was just about to switch it off when the movie got better. I have to say the last 45 minutes entertained and kept me guessing about what was to happen next.
The movie might be social comment on the lives of the American mega rich, their pre-nups, divorce lawyers, money grabbing women and infidelity of their men, and if so, it does this with humour.
The plot is George Clooney is a mega successful, mega rich, divorce lawyer who is looking for more meaning in his life. He thinks he has found that when he falls for Catherine Zeta Jones, one of the money grabbers, who is apparently in love with him. But is she really, or is she just after his money!
Watch and find out!
Intolerable Cruelty [DVD] [2003]
I found the first 45 minutes a bit crude and at times unnecessarily so and was just about to switch it off when the movie got better. I have to say the last 45 minutes entertained and kept me guessing about what was to happen next.
The movie might be social comment on the lives of the American mega rich, their pre-nups, divorce lawyers, money grabbing women and infidelity of their men, and if so, it does this with humour.
The plot is George Clooney is a mega successful, mega rich, divorce lawyer who is looking for more meaning in his life. He thinks he has found that when he falls for Catherine Zeta Jones, one of the money grabbers, who is apparently in love with him. But is she really, or is she just after his money!
Watch and find out!
Intolerable Cruelty [DVD] [2003]
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Don't bother with this cash cow. Clooney looks the part as always but gurns & hams all the way through, Zeta Jones is cold & unlikeable - yes this is supposed to be her character - but it seems the smiley happy natural beauty has been thrown out in favour of a thinned down, over-airbrushed up piece of MDF - all fake and no feeling. Not even Billy Bob can pull this one back to life. The plot is unsatisfying and non-credible, the characters unpleasant & depressing. That said, perhaps it's the Coens doing irony and 'tongue in cheek Hollywood' - I certainly hope so. Spend your time watching the classic and great Coen noir comedies - Fargo, Miller's Crossing, Big Lebowski, Barton Fink....etc etc
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Quirky
Not A Bad Movie - Worth A Watch If Your A Fan Of Catherine Or George! Has It's Moments! Was Packed Accordingly and Could Not Beat The Price!
Published 4 days ago by Mr. D. C. Tully
3.0 out of 5 stars
Just okay
The Coens reunite with George Clooney for this black comedy about lawyer Miles Massey (Clooney) who specialises in winning big divorce cases but more than meets his match when he... Read more
Published 4 days ago by D Brown
2.0 out of 5 stars
Eh.
When I saw that the Coen brothers had been involved in this film I thought it had to be good, but it's really not that great. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Nicola Brown
1.0 out of 5 stars
dross
This film can be summed up in two words, utter dross. I only bought it as part of a two pack, with the incomparable Jerry McGuire. Read more
Published 1 month ago by tmcmanu
5.0 out of 5 stars
I don't understand why people don't like this
Looking at the star ratings on this film it obviously divides viewers between those who love it and those who hate with with few people being lukewarm in the middle. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Toby Lewis
3.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing for a Coen bros fan
Even George Clooney couldn't make much of this, the material just wasn't really there, and neither was the chemistry.
Neither romcom nor quirky.
Neither romcom nor quirky.
Published 3 months ago by starsailor
4.0 out of 5 stars
Frothy fun
Around 20 years after their brutal debut Blood Simple, the Coens decided to make a screwball/sophisticated romantic comedy along the lines of those that Cary Grant used to star in. Read more
Published on 16 May 2011 by Ian Williams
1.0 out of 5 stars
The title describes how i felt
George Clooney is a divorce attorney who has just tricked Catherine Douglas out of half the money she was expecting out of a divorce cue lots of funnyness, not. Read more
Published on 8 May 2011 by ekb
5.0 out of 5 stars
Something for Everyone
This film really has something for everyone. It's a blackish comedy with quite a few laugh-out-loud moments, has George Clooney for the chicks and the gorgeous Catherine Zeta... Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2011 by E. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
"...It's A Challenge..."
*** THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE 2011 BLU RAY REISSUE ***
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1080p High Definition Widescreen, Aspect 1. Read more
PRINT:
1080p High Definition Widescreen, Aspect 1. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2011 by Mark Barry, Reckless Records, London
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