Now this is a Coen screwball comedy! Much funnier than “Hail, Ceasar!”. Even Tom Hanks is not a reason to not watch this film. The man is actually pretty funny.
Tom Hanks plays an all-British crook who gathers a few accomplices to rob a local gambling hall. He has an elaborate plan which unfolds in the first part of the film. The Coens took some weird ways to introduce the characters, scenes in which they use some violent, black humour. Then there is a magnificent black community with their gospel music masses and Hanks’ character with its pompous style of talking. Add to this some ‘slightly-off’ elements and you have a nicely weird Coen film.
Recommended.
