Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?

This was actually a really good movie. I was not expecting much from it, and I ended up really liking it. It was helped along by George Clooney's charm, of course, I don't think anyone else could have pulled off this part. It's the story of three convicts on a chain gang in the 30's, who manage to escape to try and find the loot they stashed away before they got sent to the gang. It's also loosely based on The Odyssey. I enjoyed picking out the references that The Odyssey (fine, I'm a geek) but the whole thing was just fun. Everyone was enjoying what they were doing, it's shot beautifully and there's a good story there. But what really sealed the deal was the music. No, I've never been a bluegrass, let alone country, fan. But the music in this movie was amazing and I defy anyone to watch it and not be mesmerized by the scene with the Sirens and Allison Strauss, Emmylou Harris and Gillian Welch singing in the background. It's interesting-you bring a lot to this movie (a background in The Odyssey) or no knowledge at all of it, and I think you would have a perfectly good time either way. I liked it much more than I thought I would.