A dopey hippie, more into 10-pin bowling than anything else, gets himself involved in delivering a ransom for a namesake. Things do not go smoothly, thanks to his jerky sidekick, and matters escalate, getting progressively more violent and confusing. The film has touches of brilliance and quirky humour.
116 minutes, No persons under 16 (Language)
Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddlestone, John Turturro, Peter Stormare
Director
Joel Coen
Screenplay
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Music
Carter Burwell
Sound formats
Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Soundtrack
Not available
Made in
1998
Produced by
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films
Ratings
Scale (Max)
20
South African Media
The MoviesiteIan Douglas
10
Cape ArgusDerek Wilson
10
Cape TimesKaren Rutter
15
The StarPeter Feldman
14
Sunday TimesWilliam Pretorius
20
TV3 ScreenplayBarry Ronge
16
TV2 Leon at the MoviesLeon van Nierop
16
SAFM SundayAlan Swerdlow
15
International Media
eye Weekly (Canada)Alex Patterson
10
Box Office (USA)Wade Major
10
Rough Cuth (USA)Graham Verdon
14
Empire (UK)Ian Nathan
20
Film Review (UK)Jason Caro
15
Internet (IMDB)1506 Netizens
16
Average .. 72%
14
Visitor Ratings
Bruce Humphrey
16
Craig Nicholson
16
Ezequiel Bidau
20
Average .. 87%
17
Visitor Comments
Bruce Humphrey: Whacky humourous movie of a dopey hippie (as the write-up says) The main character is well played by Jeff Bridges with a good supporting staff. The movie gets better as it progresses and is almost 2 hours long.
