Saw the movie last night, and was disappointed. The music is great, as expected, since I have the soundtrack. George Clooney's acting was quite good. The film was enjoyable and there were a few funny lines, but it wasn't great.

One problem I had with the film had to do with this great music AGAIN being associated with stereotypical ignorant idiots (you have to admit the main characters couldn't have been any stupider) jumping around with all the Hee-Haw moves. Since I'm not a fan of slapstick, much of the humor was lost on me.

We went with a group of people, and then socialized afterwards, talking about it at length. One of the interesting things brought up was how extensive the references were to not only Homer's Odyssey but also theology. One of the people in our group is a minister, and he was delighted at all the theological messages and symbolism. Since I never read Homer's work, maybe this was also true in the Odyssey.

One question: why did they name the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou"? Why that title?