Intolerable Cruelty

In class we talked about how Intolerable Cruelty wasn't worth watching, we were right. It has several of the key Coen Brother elements such as backstabbing, lying, and human greed, however it lacks memorable dialgue. The whole plot revolves around Miles' (George Clooney) and Marylin's (Catherine Zeta-Jones) awkward relationship and cutthroat business practices. Both characters are so driven by greed and the desire to one-up the other that the viewer cannot identify with either of the characters. Money is the primary motivator in the film, like it is in several other Coen Brother's films, but in this case it overwhelms the plot and makes the story seem trivial. Here is a review of the movie from Roger Ebert.