You're probably confused by the reviews and ratings. This is not a 3.5 star, so-so movie. This is either a 5 star or 1 star, love it or hate it movie. If you go in prepared for some twisted shockers that mix humor with tragedy in the very same instant, then you'll love it. If you go in looking for light-hearted feel-good homour, you may find it offensive. The so-called boring bits become funny when it gets tied together. The best part of the movie is when you think about it after - it really sticks. I want to see it again. I absolutely love Clooney but all the acting was superb and the story couldn't have been written better.

A dark quirky comedy, not nearly as quirky funny as Raising Arizona or as dark as Fargo, but the performances stood out, with Brad Pitt unexpectedly being the standout for me. I found myself checking my watch at one point, but by the last scene I was wishing for more. Go only if you're in the mood for an odd comedy and don't mind lots of swearing and a couple of shockingly violent scenes.

I have never written a review on fandango before, but after watching this movie, I felt so passionate to let everyone know how terrible it is, that I just went ahead and signed up for an account. I was excited to watch this movie, as the movie trailers made me believe it was going to be a goofy comedy. Specifically, it was awesome to see Brad Pitt play this quirky, goofy role. It truly shows his talents and I wish he did more. But, without spoiling it for everyone, he isn't in the movie for long. I think Brad Pitt being in this movie is the ONLY reason to watch it. This movie was totally not what I thought it was. I thought it was going to be a fun comedy, but it is fact a black comedy. Totally not what I expected AND it doesn't make sense AT ALL! I thought things were going to come together at the end, but nope! It doesn't make sense at all and it totally drags! In short, this movie is a "netflix" calibur movie. Don't waste your money in the theatres for this.

I'll preface this by saying that I am a "non-religious" person, because I can't help but wonder if this movie was intended to be a film about several people indulging in the various "7 deadly sins" and reaping their unfavorable results. Just about every major character went through a lot of self-created misery over, basically, nothing but their own misperceptions of various situations and things. This film could have easily been titled, "Much Ado About Nothing"...which is what made it hilarious to me at the end. It might make it easier on the viewer to understand that, although the movie does have some funny parts in it, my impression was that the film was created like a joke... the whole film building up to the ridiculous punchline in the very last minutes. There are some lessons to be learned from this film. Or not. :-) Addendum: The critic reviews on this site by the LA Times and USA Today do a good job of giving you a sense of what to expect.

This is comedy done right!