'Inside Llewyn Davis' is a beautiful film. Oscar Isaac gives an amazing performance as the struggling folk singer, his emotions taking over the screen and his music captivating the theater with each note. The journey is a reflective and depressing one, but it all feels very real - therein lies the beauty. Where I think this film struggles (where the Coen's films usually don't) is in the supporting characters and the interactions with those characters. Not many lasting impressions are made, other than that of Llewyn's talent and hard work being rewarded only by a mundane existence. There are some fun/funny moments throughout but nothing strong enough to be recalled, even immediately, which I think is a lose for any film. Other than the intensely emotional or down, mood-driven scenes, most of the body of this film gets buried by the end. A bit of a change in tone while still using some of the same formula for the Coen brothers here. Not the worst. Not the best.

If you want to see a movie where despair and self desruction are the lead character's attributes, then you may listen to the critics. Llewyn Davis is a folk singer with no redeeming qualites, someone you wouldn't invite for dinner. The film is desolate, slow, and humorless. It looks like the Coen Brothers went into a historical funk. After Llewyn runs over a bleeding cat and leaves him for dead, I think Peta would give this movie a thumbs down.

Although the acting and cinematography were excellent, the film lacked a compelling plot and a sympathetic protagonist. I napped twice. The movie simply wasn't worth the $32 that my wife and I paid for tickets. Sandy Kenyon was right on this one - the other reviewers were off.

I found this to be a mostly depressing and disappointing film especially from the Coen brothers. This is a dark almost joyless film that has lots and lots of unknown folk music in long form throughout the movie. I would not waste any money! So disappointing!

This was a case of critics darlings the Coen bros taking a big dump of a movie, and everyone buys into it because it's The Big Lebowski, Fargo..etc.. guys.. The music was a boring , cliched,mediocre facsimile of 60's folk music. The movie suggests that the protagonist's music is authentic and earthy and invites the viewer to look down on the more commercial folk that was around at the time. Too bad the songs and performance don't hold up ..the entire premise of the movie becomes offensive. T bone Burnett the resident "expert" on Americana ..another critic darling who now phones it in ,should be ashamed ..The characters and acting were in general overdone, and unsympathetic to degree that the story felt pointless and contrived. And the final "guest performer" (I won't spoil it)..please ! ! ! I want my 14.50 back