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: Universal Studios
: Comedies, Romantic Comedy, Screwball
: 100 min.
: English, Spanish, French
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Joel and Ethan Coen take on the classic battle-of-the-sexes screwball comedy with Intolerable Cruelty. George Clooney plays Miles Massey, a high-powered Los Angeles divorce lawyer nearing a midlife crisis . While representing wealthy client Rex Rexroth (Edward Herrmann), Miles meets his match in Rex's gold-digging wife, Marilyn Rexroth (Catherine Zeta-Jones). He's impressed by her similarly heartless ways of using marriage to fuel an expensive lifestyle, but he still defeats her in court. With Marilyn looking to get her revenge and Miles finding himself attracted to her, the two engage in a ruthless romantic pursuit to out-swindle each other. Billy Bob Thornton shows up in a small role as Texas oil tycoon Howard Doyle. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
Special Features:
- "Hilarious Outtakes" and Hysterical Hijinks: On the set with Catherine Zeta-Jones and George Clooney
- Style File "The Wardrobe"
- "A Look Inside Intolerable Cruelty"
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| Fluffy and Disposable
by Saroz
February 16, 2004 - 10:03 PM PST
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9 out of 11 members found this review helpful
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Last fall, the Coen Brothers had an unexpected bomb with Intolerable Cruelty. It seemed perfect a zany comedy pairing George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones as two enemies who fall in love but audiences didnt respond, thus the quick release to the home market.
I thought this was a delightful film, if not an especially deep one. Much of the fun comes from the fact that its a very, very silly story, and much of the humor comes from the cast embracing how silly it is. George Clooney, in particular, makes a great modern-day Cary Grant, dropping pithy comebacks while flashing a grin. Its brain candy, sure, but the very best kind.
The picture quality reflects the colorful, bright nature of the film; unfortunately, the DVD extras arent so peppy. There are two short, typical featurettes, cast biographies, and outtakes. The Clooney and Zeta-Jones outtakes are quite funny, but two minutes of silent railroad footage are not.
This one isn't really a viable purchase, but as a rental it's certainly worth a single, fun viewing on a rainy evening. |
| Perhaps the greatest comedy of 2003!
by larbeck
February 4, 2004 - 12:42 PM PST
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6 out of 13 members found this review helpful
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| I locked my keys in the car and I was late to see "School of Rock" and so I ended up seeing this instead. A much BETTER movie! The funniest movie of the year - but it *is* dark. There is a rather gross scene of violence, but both Clooney and Zeta-Jones prove what capabilible and flexible actors they are. One of the Coen Bros.'s third or four best - and that is a hell of a lot better than most filmmakers best any day! |
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