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Mood:
- CleverStylizedWittyHumorous
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Plot:
- Hotshot LawyerUnlikely CoupleBattle of the SexesManipulationsOpposites AttractFall in LoveCons and ScamsDishonesty more...
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Genres:
- ComedyRomance
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- Los AngelesUSA
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Audience:
- Date Night
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Praise:
- Critically Acclaimed
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Humor:
- Verbal ByplayScrewball
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Style:
- Talky
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Attitudes:
- Not SeriousRealistic
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Intolerable Cruelty, 2003
English, French
USA
Profile of Intolerable Cruelty
Intolerable Cruelty can be described as clever, witty, and stylized. The plot revolves around a hotshot lawyer, a battle of the sexes, and manipulation. Its comic aspect comes from screwball humor and verbal byplay. Intolerable Cruelty's main genres are comedy and romance. In terms of style, it is talky. In approach, it is not serious and realistic. Intolerable Cruelty is located in Los Angeles. It takes place in contemporary times. The movie has received attention for being critically acclaimed. Intolerable Cruelty is well suited for a date night.
Summary of Intolerable Cruelty
George Clooney establishes himself as a true Hollywood movie star and heir to the Cary Grant throne in this hysterical dark romantic comedy from the Coen brothers. Clooney plays Miles Massey, an unhappy and lonely divorce lawyer who specializes in protecting the wealth of men who have been caught cheating by their wives. But when Marilyn Rexroth (Catherine Zeta-Jones, who has never looked better) walks into his office, he thinks he might be in love, leading to a thrilling cat-and-mouse battle of the sexes in which audiences never know who's scamming whom and whether true love is ever attainable--especially when there is a lot of money at stake.
Much has been made of the Coens' venture into mainstream movies, but INTOLERABLE CRUELTY fits in well in their pantheon of unusual and highly entertaining films, including THE HUDSUCKER PROXY, THE BIG LEBOWSKI, and BLOOD SIMPLE. Clooney and Zeta-Jones light up the screen, and they get ample support from Billy Bob Thornton as a rich country bumpkin oil magnate, Julia Duffy as a poor little rich girl, Richard Jenkins as a low-rent lawyer, Edward Herrmann as a train-loving naughty boy, Geoffrey Rush as an eccentric television producer, Cedric the Entertainer as an outrageous private investigator, and the inimitable Irwin Keyes as bizarre hit man Wheezy Joe. Fast-paced dialogue, gorgeous settings, and Clooney's facial gestures combine for a whirlwind film that is both fun and funny. The soundtrack contains many Simon & Garfunkel songs, in two cases riotously performed by a folksinging priest and a Las Vegas chapel bagpiper.
Details
| Language: | English, French |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 30 September 2003 |
| Runtime: | 100 min |
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Critics Reviews
Chicago Tribune
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- by: Michael Wilmington
The New York Times
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- by: A.O. Scott
Users Reviews
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- by: felixxx999
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- by: shortstory
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