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The Coen brothers' subtle, restrained and impactful 2001 film noir The Man Who Wasn't There is an exhibition of stylistic supremacy that marked the work of one of filmmaking's most creative and accomplished duo. Joel and Ethan Coen built a beautifully filmed, black-and-white complex world of a barber barely floating through life. Billy Bob Thornton's
I also recently re-watched The Man Who Wasn't There, and loved every minute. This is an awesome film in every way. It doesn't matter that it didn't perform well at the box office, there are always a million reasons why that happens, and it rarely has anything to do with the quality of the film.
There is a totally emotionless barber named Ed Crane. It's 1949 and a bald man, Creighton Tolliver, has some sales pitch about "Dry Cleaning". Ed's wife, Doris, is having an affair with her boss, "Big" Dave Brewster. Ed decides to blackmail the …
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Oct 31, 2001 · The Man Who Wasn't There 2 Out Of 5 The Man Who Wasn't There is a plot driven feature that focuses a baffling mind of a dissatisfying middle aged man. The convoluted and over thought out monologues imbibes the essence from the soul of the feature and turns it into a repetitive slog which seems on loop for around 2 hours.
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1949, Santa Rosa, California. A laconic, chain-smoking barber with fallen arches tells a story of a man trying to escape a humdrum life. It's a tale of suspe...
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The Man Who Wasn't There is a 2001 neo-noir crime film written, directed, produced and co-edited by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco, Richard Jenkins, Scarlett Johansson, Jon Polito, Tony Shalhoub, and James Gandolfini.
