O Brother Where Art Thou? Certificate: 
- Duration:
- 106 mins
- Year produced:
- 2000
- Director:
- Joel Coen
- Cast:
- John Turturro
- George Clooney
- Tim Blake Nelson
Set in the American Deep South during the depression of the 1930s, O Brother Where Art Thou? is a classic tale of escaped convicts and comic mishaps. When Everett Ulysses McGill (played by George Clooney) bids to recover some hidden cash from a former bank robbery, he fails to let the fact that he is in a prison chain gang and shackled to two jail-mates get in the way. A bunch of weird characters cross their path, but their fast-talking seems to keep them on their mission, in this off-beat and outrageous comedy.
- Average rating:
(2 votes)
Reviews
26 August 2008
Joshua from Friends of FILM CLUB
The film is set in the USA during the time of the great depression. The story centres around the adventures of three men who escape from prison in pursuit of treasure. They are told by a wise old man that the treasure they would get would come in an unexpected way.
Although this film has a lot of comic moments it also deals with serious issues such as the racism which was prevelent in the southern states of the USA at the time.
George Clooney is excellent as the leader of the group of escapees. A lot of the humour comes about as a result of the antics of his slightly dim witted sidekicks.
I really liked this film and would recommend it for its humour and its adventure.
16 October 2008
edward from The Bishop Wand C of E School
I thought that this film was really iteresting and clever.It was really good how it was based loosely around homers epic myth “the odessy.” I also thought that this film was very funny but also very strongly filmed and it showed just how racist america was realy not that long ago.
Fascinating facts
George Clooney rehearsed extensively for his vocal scenes in O Brother Where Art Thou? - but his singing was still eventually cut from the final version.