I don't think anyone can prove a movie is bad, Alex. One man's vinegar is another man's KoolAde. I'm only saying that I was disappointed in it, partly because I had heard so many people on the forum rave about it, because the CD was so good, and because I like Coen Brothers movies. I do think the Coens have a certain "dumb-is-funny" mentality which was most obvious in the characters of John Goodman and his brother in Raising Arizona and in the Jeff Bridges-and-pals characters in The Big Lebowski, but the characters usually stumble through complex plot situations with an uncomplicated determination that is hilarious. I think the plot of O Brother, because the Coens were straining for Homer references, came off as simple-minded as the characters.

We copied the tape, so I'll probably watch it again. Hell, maybe I'll change my opinion.