Director: Joel Coen
Intolerable Cruelty doesn't really work, which is a damned shame. There's a lot to like here - the snappy dialogue, the constant scheming, the totally hollow existences of all the main characters. The elements never cohere into a whole, plus the film has some Coen-y touches that make what could be a somewhat lighthearted film rather dark.
Like most Coen films, it's a pastiche of influences with a distinct Coen feel. It's worth seeing for the Coen completist, but it's far from their best work.
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