A Serious Man

 4

You can't take this movie too seriously. It is like a homage to middle-class Jewish American life in the 60s.

By Mark

comedy?

 2

this movie was really boring to watch and dull, there is nothing funny about it, maybe it's funny because of how serious everyone in the movie is.

By FilmCritick

lisa you dont know what your talking about

 4

The first scene does have relevance when that women rids the evil spirit that is reference to larry accepting the money from the student therefore he accepts evil and bad things happen. Most people like me and some wise critics love this movie and think this is one of the coens best you obviously no nothing about film, go back to watch some crap like twilight that your little brain would probably love it

By Philip Moore

Take a look in the mirror

 5

Inspired! The last song alone is worth the trip. Excruciatingly demonstrates the utter absurdity of life. Wry, dry, witty and satirical; affords insight into cultural clashes, religious rituals and treasures. Like watching the car-crash of your own life whilst being unable to intervene. Larry's on a downward spiral, but we take the ride with him and feel his foibles as our own. Reminiscent of Alan Bennett in a "Talking Heads" sort of way.

Magical music.

By Maggie O'Brien

Modernity, in a nutshell

 5

Yeah, it's totally American and totally Jewish and it's the closest we have to an autobiography of the Coen Brothers. The whole message of this movie is in the refrain, "I didn't do anything". Life happens to us schmucks, it comes from where we least expect it, it's almost always bad, and no - we don't deserve it because, well, shit - I didn't do anything - to deserve it. So actually the ending is completely cathartic, and it's wonderment is totally comprehensible. It just makes you want to jump off a bridge. But then, it's a Coen Bros movie.

By Mike Wilson

Bad bad bad bad!

 1

My two friends and I went to this movie last night based on the good reviews from this website.
Basically we all thought it was terrible (and so did a few others in the theatre from what we heard).
Long, very little happened during the movie; throughout the theatre there was hardly any laughter; no ending and the opening scene had no relevance to the rest of the movie at all.

Would not see again.

By Lisa

OUTRAGE!!

Why isn't this movie playing downtown? ...give up reviewing Paul

By Frey

Incomprehensible, yet wonderful

 4

This was a very compelling film, it's incomprehensible. You're left wondering - 'what does it mean'? I left feeling a bit unsatisfied, but I keep thinking about it and the more I think about it the more I like it. I'd see it again.

By Paul

Please tell me this is playing somewhere other than New Market, in the whole of Auckland!?

By Shay