A film by the Coen Brothers
Miles Massey (George Clooney) is a divorce lawyer. He specializes in getting his client everything that he (or she) wants no matter how much in the wrong the client actually is. He is brilliant and is also the author of the Massey Prenup, which is an iron-clad pre-nuptial agreement that has never been penetrated. From the beginning of the movie, we get to see Miles Massey work, getting off both men and women who have cheated on their spouses. Massey can work the court room and find loopholes and is incredibly successful. He is so successful that he is able to get off a man, Rex Rexroth, after he is caught on videotape cheating on his wife Marilyn (Catherine Zeta-Jones).
This completely destroys Marilyn s way of life as she was in the marriage for the money and was trying to divorce him for the money that she would get. During the divorce proceedings, Miles finds himself infatuated with Marilyn. So much so that he takes risks to meet her and talk to her and hopefully to woo her. Things don t go very smoothly (as far as Miles dream relationship goes) and the more Miles tries to win Marilyn, the less likely it seems possible as she quickly finds a rich Texan named Howard Doyle (Billy Bob Thornton) to marry.
This is not your typical Coen Brothers movie. This is the most commercial film that they ve done, but there is still plenty of the Coen s offbeat humor and darkness throughout the film. On one hand Intolerable Cruelty is a typical romantic comedy, but it is also anything but typical. It was a very good movie, a real treat to watch, and I was surprised by just how much I liked it. I would definitely recommend this movie.
Miles Massey (George Clooney) is a divorce lawyer. He specializes in getting his client everything that he (or she) wants no matter how much in the wrong the client actually is. He is brilliant and is also the author of the Massey Prenup, which is an iron-clad pre-nuptial agreement that has never been penetrated. From the beginning of the movie, we get to see Miles Massey work, getting off both men and women who have cheated on their spouses. Massey can work the court room and find loopholes and is incredibly successful. He is so successful that he is able to get off a man, Rex Rexroth, after he is caught on videotape cheating on his wife Marilyn (Catherine Zeta-Jones).
This completely destroys Marilyn s way of life as she was in the marriage for the money and was trying to divorce him for the money that she would get. During the divorce proceedings, Miles finds himself infatuated with Marilyn. So much so that he takes risks to meet her and talk to her and hopefully to woo her. Things don t go very smoothly (as far as Miles dream relationship goes) and the more Miles tries to win Marilyn, the less likely it seems possible as she quickly finds a rich Texan named Howard Doyle (Billy Bob Thornton) to marry.
This is not your typical Coen Brothers movie. This is the most commercial film that they ve done, but there is still plenty of the Coen s offbeat humor and darkness throughout the film. On one hand Intolerable Cruelty is a typical romantic comedy, but it is also anything but typical. It was a very good movie, a real treat to watch, and I was surprised by just how much I liked it. I would definitely recommend this movie.
Thanks! Think I'll wait for video on this one but I'll definitely check it out!
I heard t was a riot. If I can I'll slip into the movies this week and see it with Olivia.
I had a good audience when i saw it. Lots o laughter.