A Serious Man

This is one of the Coens most underrated movies. It's my favourite of theirs since 2001's The Man Who Wasn't There (which is also hugely under-rated) and one of my favourites of all time. It's hugely watchable, with great characterization as always (Sy Ableman is a class Coen creation), a great look, great music. But it's got a depth, it's one of those movies which has (appropriately) serious stuff to say about The Human Condition — but it doesn't hand it to you on a plate, it says "life is full of mysteries, let's explore them, and maybe try to make sense of some stuff", and each time you watch it you get something new from it. The prologue, an apparently unconnected folk story with dialogue in Yiddish, sets it up brilliantly; and the ending (which I won't spoil) is fantastic too.

I dont normally leave a review but this movie was so self indulgent and with zero entertainment value I felt I should make an effort to call it out

This is a great film....dry humour, intriguing plot, excellent cast!