The Coen Brothers have never made a movie on my favorites list since Raising Arizona, although No Country for Old Men had a lot going for it with great acting by Josh Brolin and Kelly MacDonald. And I’m probably the only person on earth that isn’t a fan of Fargo. But a story about the 1960s New York folk music scene might entice me to check out the Coens’ new StudioCanal period flick Inside Llewyn Davis.
The Coens are great at selecting key character actresses and using genre favorite Carey Mulligan in another period film seems to be a great choice as the love interest of what seems to be the stereotypical brooding, misunderstood musician, the title character played by Oscar Isaac. Isaac has appeared in Robin Hood and The Bourne Legacy, but this is clearly his big leading man break. Who doesn’t want to be in a movie with Bob Dylan singing the background music?
