I love that this film is photographed, cut, scored and mixed like an elite espionage techno-thriller of its time but performed like a Don Knotts comedy.
Don Knotts was the king. Also check out "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken," "The Shakiest Gun in the West," and especially his lesser-known classic "The Love God."
I loved that you acknolwedge my favourite joke in the movie, because it's kinda hidden, and not a lot of people reacted to it when I saw this in the cinema: the reveal that Tilda Swinton's character is a children's doctor, after all we have seen from her, had me laughing even louder than the dildo chair reveal. It's just SO perfectly mean, you could kinda hear the Coens in the background brainstorming, like, "and he calls her at wrdk... wait, what does she do?" "ooh, ooh, I know... she's.. a pediatrician!" - "oh yes. It's perfect!" Such a perfect movies, down to the smallest details.
Brad Pitt's character is pure gold. With those moments in which he is left thinking and very slowly processing the information he has just received, and of course the hair
George Clooney is so funny in this film I wish he did more roles like this . When he was pissed and went upstairs to grab his "liberator" before he stormed out of the house I couldnt stop laughing
Clooney did a couple wacky comedies with the Coens around this time and they were not particularly well received. Who knows why? Timing of release was off? Coen fatigue maybe? I remember a couple people I know not liking this after “No Country for Old Men” but expecting the Coens to make the same movie every time is silly. Clooney’s clearly a damn’ good physical comedian but I’m not sure anything he’s done in that vein has hit since “Oh Brother Where Art Thou?” Most people like suave Clooney more than silly Clooney, but he can obviously do both. 😊
@@karlmortoniv2951 This was one of the last films Clooney did with the Coens (although they'd reunite for HAIL CAESAR). Clooney basically said he was getting tired of playing the "talky buffoons" the Coens always had him playing.
@@karlmortoniv2951 Considering they worked together again, I think he just did one too many rounds where he felt it was too much and didn't have anything against the Coens. But I know he mentioned this in interviews when this came out.
So underrated, within the Coen Bros' filmography. Pricing once again that they're the absolute GOATs when it comes to making horrific violence, somehow, hysterically funny. And Carter Burwell's entirely straight-faced espionage score makes it all the funnier. Just an insane home run.
@@ptittannique5621 thanks for the reminder, I didn't get to it the other day,. Just finished it - Blue Valentine, fwiw - maybe not yet but I could get there pretty easy, I think, lol!
"Men who stare at goats" is one of my all time favourite books and i recomend it to anyone and everyone. however as a fan of the book i cant recomend the movie. it misses so much.
@@NeilLewis77 While you're probably right, as someone who has not read the book, the movie is pretty entertaining. I think it's worth the watch irrespective of the source material.
@@christopherlundgren1700 well I suppose it would be childish of me to discourage people to watch the movie. However trust me mate. If you haven't read the book, your missing out. It's wild. About 80% more details and stories.
George laughed at the chair reveal for a good 40 seconds. That had me dying. I love you guys so much and I hope you get everything you want in life!!! Peace and love from Plymouth Mass.
@pistonburner6448 also haven’t you heard about infectious laughter. It’s actually a thing. It’s a proven scientific “thing” like all those pistons you smoke and give satisfaction to. Naughty naughty.
George Clooney and the Coen bros collaborations in three character quirks: A. "Oh Brother where art thou?" What's in my hair? B. "Intolerable Cruelty" how are my teeth? C. "Burn After Reading" where can I run?
Burn After Reading and Miller's Crossing are the two most underrated Coen brothers movies!! With BAR you get the Coen brothers vibe but it REALLY becomes a Coen brothers movie during the closet scene. NObody sees that coming.
To be frank the entire movie was an "oh you did not just do that". Not to yuck your yum, but it seemed very obvious. Its like Monthy Python if Monthy Python was considered very subtle. Just does not compute for me. If it is just meant to be a character comedy, it is fine but I just do not get the high praise.
On an intellectual level I know this is not one of the Coen bros best movies but I'll be gosh darned if it's not my favorite one anyway. My friend and I quote,"I'M BACK YOU F'ERS AND BETTER THEN EVER" whenever we see each other at the gym to this day. So glad you did this one.
I think the chair thingy, is kinda like summing up the general point of the movie. All this intrigue and mystery around something that turns out to be really base and absurd. A lot of misplaced pride and ingenuity wrapped in something, that ultimately ends up being useless.
I don't think I have ever laughed harder in a movie theater than I did watching the final scene. I kept laughing for days afterward everytime I thought about those utterly confused agents.
I adore this movie, and having a CineBinge reaction is a truly unexpected delight. I enjoy it all (and seeing you respond), but I have 3 top favorite elements: 1. In a movie full of heavy-hitting top-level actors, all of them doing good work, Brad Pitt walks away with the acting honors. 2. The late-in-movie reveal (satisfyingly noticed by you!) that terrifying Tilda Swinton is a PEDIATRICIAN. 3. The scenes with just David Rasche and J.K. Simmons, and particularly the very last moments, when the whole story, in effect, spirals up its own butt and vanishes.
Two big recommendations for you: Moonrise Kingdom and Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. Frances is in both, Tilda is in Moonrise, along with a great cast. You're welcome.
Fun fact: Joel Coen, the film's co-director said that the sex machine that George Clooney's character bulit was inspired by a machine he once saw a key grip build, and by another machine he saw in the Museum of Sex in NYC.
This film's just endlessly hilarious to me, such silly humour at the same time as being very dry humour in many instances, just hits the spot y'know. Definitely my favourite live-action comedy. I love overacting, it's great when it's done right. All these characters are just complete butts, and the film knows it and never pretends otherwise. Love that.
Apparently the chair was based on something that Joel Coen saw in a New York sex museum one time, and he decided to just write it into the script for its random absurdity. Very much in line with the Coens' sense of humour. Also, Brad Pitt said when he was given the script for his character, he told the Coens that he wasn't sure how he was going to play Chad because he was such an idiot. Apparently there was an awkward pause before Joel Coen told him, "you'll be fine don't worry".
I remember having me a "me' day away from the Army, family, friends and future, at the time and now ex-fiance. Bought some old Death Cab albums. Some Bourbon Chicken. Almost got phished by one of the Kiosk girls. I went the theatre. Saw this movie. "I remember all those names". Got my raisenets, popcorn, twizzlers. Movies playing, and I'm thinking this is a chill movie. People I know, wouldn't like this 15:17 "What the fuck...?". You two should check out The American. It's like a pseudo American-Italian Spy flick. Starring George Clooney. Clooney makes the best chill day movies...
I first watched this movie with my parents, and the sex chair scene, and the result of the stifling of what would have been tantamount to George’s outburst of hilarity, saw my face creased with an insane grin for hours afterwards. Brad Pitt is outstanding in this film. Thanks for the reaction!
This movie is such a funny movie about pretty much terrible and stupid people across the board. I think this reaction contains my two favorite moments from you both..... The chair in the basement and the closet scene, just amazing!
So many great lines in this film! Every time I see an information security warning, I imagine Brad Pitt growling "Is your shi* secure?" And after some crazy sequence of events, it's always "What did we learn, Palmer?"
I’m so happy someone has finally did this one. I’ve suggested it a few times to several channels. This is one of my favorite Cohen movies. I love the dark humor. John Malkovitch constantly saying What The Fuck cracks me up. Great cast. Brad Pitt was awesome. The reveal of what George Clooney is building is hilarious. 12:24
I love when Brad Pitt does silly, self deprecating humor. This movie and The Mexican are my favorites of his too. Oh, and his appearance on Friends for the I Hate Rachel Green episode
Can't believe you watched this! One of my favorite movies, in a weird way. I wouldn't even think of requesting it, but I'm so happy to see this reaction!
I'm so glad you guys reacted to this! One of my favorite comedies that gets better with each viewing. The comedy vaguely reminds me of the "What's up, Doc?" era which could probably explain the font style for the titles. I was laughing so much through this. Great reaction you guys!
Love this film. I don’t get why so much hate on the film. My father worked for the government for 35 years and said this was so accurate. Accurate as it’s usually not some big conspiracy but a small group idiots in the departments believing things.
I had a sort of similar experience when I was reading John le Carré's The Looking Glass War, which he said was the closest to his own experience working in an intelligence service. All too human in small-mindedness and rash decisions.
Thanks for this fun reaction! I really love Frances McDormand - she is just great and it would be cool if you'd put her Oscar-winning movie "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" on your watch-list at some stage. Anyways, thanks for the laughs with this one!
I remember seeing this movie in the theaters years ago and this is the only Coens film I've seen and it's incredible, cool reaction as always Simone & George, you both take care and have a great weekend
I learned Venezuela was a non extradimus country back in high school then i watched this and laughed way harder than most people at that part cause i remember high school wiah i could have gone to Venezuela
It is genuinely one of the most shocking/unexpected reveals I've ever seen in a movie. The way they build up the mystery around it, and then pull the rug out from under you, is masterful. I had to pause the movie I was laughing so hard.
I always loved this movie but was surprised anyone would pick it out for a reaction. The casting and acting were top notch! Thank you so much for being less than predictable. I was also very glad you reacted to Lawrence of Arabia, another of my favorites. Let me suggest Spartacus, with Kirk Douglas. No one reacts to it and I think that's a shame because it is one of my favorite Stanley Kubrick movies. I think you might like it.
Thank you! I've had this film stuck in my head for years, and I've never been able to remember the title. Wonderful comic performances from Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand!
Seeing how u guys are watching an old George Clooney & Tilda Swinton film. You guys have to watch Michael Clayton! Both played lead roles brilliant performances. Very underrated film.
And she won her Oscar for it. I think it's terrific too, though I wouldn't call it exactly "underrated" -- people who know it usually like it a lot. It just seems to be totally forgotten, surprisingly so. Another "corporate politics" movie that got overlooked, that I like a great deal, is Duplicity, in which Julia Roberts and Clive Owen are at their best, and a great collection of character actors gets to shine. Also it has the kind of intricate structure that I love, constantly jumping ahead in time to explain what seems inconsistent with what we know.
28:38 There is precedent for this: when the Coen brothers encountered writer's block while writing *Miller's Crossing* they wrote the screenplay for *Barton Fink* as a way to work through it.
I swear this looks like the one game of Top Secret: New World Order that I once ran for my RPG group. It was just as ridiculous and they still managed to accomplish their mission...and they got reamed by their director for it.
0:35 "bottle neck glasses, bottle cap glasses"...From someone who got his first pair of "Coke bottle glasses" when he turned 10 years old... As in, a person with 20/20 vision, trying to see through the bottom of a Coke bottle...not saying "my" version is the correct one, just the one I remember learning... P.S. Great movie, thanks for the reaction.
Oh yay! I never understood why this movie was so criminally underrated with such a cast. How many Oscar winners in a comedy? 4? 5? Ridiculous. And J.K. Simmons little supporting role here is an all time fave of mine.
Someone on Letterboxd said that this is the meanest Coen Brothers movie and I think they might be onto something. Another one of theirs that they wrote in the middle of doing something else: Barton Fink (one of the most memorable John Goodman performances in that one). They wrote it in three weeks while suffering from writer's block with the plotting of Miller's Crossing. Is it just me, or does the Russian guy say that "it was drivel", but the McDormand's character repeats it several times as "dribble"?
If you saw the film 'Fargo", the Coen bros. used almost the same exact scene where Malkovich kills the gym guy, just like they did In the scene with Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare. Coen Brother films are the best..Even their lesser known ones are gold.
This IS one of the best movies ever made. And people remember to read the description of the guys that she looks at on the dating website.... specially the likes ;)
I love that this film is photographed, cut, scored and mixed like an elite espionage techno-thriller of its time but performed like a Don Knotts comedy.
Wow haven’t heard the name Don Knotts in forever!
Don Knotts was the king. Also check out "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken," "The Shakiest Gun in the West," and especially his lesser-known classic "The Love God."
@@footofjuniper8212 The Shakiest Gun in the West was hilarious and sneakily subversive.
@@footofjuniper8212 The Ghost and Mr Chicken was one of my favorite movies growing up. Along with The Reluctant Astronaut.
“What did we learn? I guess we learned not to do it again. Whatever it is we did”
"Ffs, put him on a flight to Venezuela." 😂
Really the best part of the movie is David Rasche and JK Simmons
"Yes sir, it's still unclear."
We learned the true cost of plastic surgery.
@@AldenRogers We learned that the Coen brothers are geniuses. lol
The absolutely stupid smile on Brad Pitt’s face right before it gets murdered. That juxtaposition is just amazing.
honestly that scene and the one from Hereditary (you know which one) are the best "holy shit" movie moments ever lol
😂
@@Nick_CF Wait--WHICH scene from Hereditary? I can think of at least three or four right off the bat that fit that bill.
@mournblade1066 it's the scene where something is suddenly removed quick and violently lol
The "reveal" of that chair is one of the most laugh out loud moments ive ever had.
"...I'm not set up to mold hard rubber."
We've all been there, @jculver1674.
Without question, JK Simmons stole every single scene he was in. "FFS, put him on the next plane to Venezuela!!" slays me every time.🤣🤣
"We- We *have her?* To do what with?"
J.K. Simmons and David Rasche's interactions are my favorite bits in this one. Just so dry and flabbergasted.
Whole movie is "how people think government works" vs "government works exactly like your job."
"I think you might be worried...about the security...of your shit...."
I love how the line delivery is simultaneously over-acted yet completely casual
The JK Simmons reaction shot after he finds out Malkovich isn't dead but in a coma is one of my all-time favorites
I loved that you acknolwedge my favourite joke in the movie, because it's kinda hidden, and not a lot of people reacted to it when I saw this in the cinema: the reveal that Tilda Swinton's character is a children's doctor, after all we have seen from her, had me laughing even louder than the dildo chair reveal. It's just SO perfectly mean, you could kinda hear the Coens in the background brainstorming, like, "and he calls her at wrdk... wait, what does she do?" "ooh, ooh, I know... she's.. a pediatrician!" - "oh yes. It's perfect!" Such a perfect movies, down to the smallest details.
An often overlooked, and, completely HILARIOUS Coen Brothers movie!
"It was just lying there." That is SUCH a Coen Bros. line right there.
Brad Pitt's character is pure gold. With those moments in which he is left thinking and very slowly processing the information he has just received, and of course the hair
This and snatch are some of my favorite roles of his.
Still waiting on that Being John Malkovich (1999) reaction. 🤞
“A film about bad haircuts.”
- Joel Coen
George Clooney is so funny in this film I wish he did more roles like this . When he was pissed and went upstairs to grab his "liberator" before he stormed out of the house I couldnt stop laughing
When he was hitting it with the sledge and it kept umm… thrusting, I was rolling
Clooney did a couple wacky comedies with the Coens around this time and they were not particularly well received. Who knows why? Timing of release was off? Coen fatigue maybe? I remember a couple people I know not liking this after “No Country for Old Men” but expecting the Coens to make the same movie every time is silly. Clooney’s clearly a damn’ good physical comedian but I’m not sure anything he’s done in that vein has hit since “Oh Brother Where Art Thou?” Most people like suave Clooney more than silly Clooney, but he can obviously do both. 😊
@@karlmortoniv2951 This was one of the last films Clooney did with the Coens (although they'd reunite for HAIL CAESAR). Clooney basically said he was getting tired of playing the "talky buffoons" the Coens always had him playing.
@@van8ryan Is that what happened? That’s a shame, although I can see his point. He’s great at talky buffoons. 🤣
@@karlmortoniv2951 Considering they worked together again, I think he just did one too many rounds where he felt it was too much and didn't have anything against the Coens. But I know he mentioned this in interviews when this came out.
I love the over-the-top absurdity of this film, and the meta-commentary from JK Simmons.
So underrated, within the Coen Bros' filmography. Pricing once again that they're the absolute GOATs when it comes to making horrific violence, somehow, hysterically funny. And Carter Burwell's entirely straight-faced espionage score makes it all the funnier. Just an insane home run.
"What's he building in there?" (9:07)
Ooooo... Simone's a fan of Tom Waits, is she? She's got good taste!
I didn't get that reference... thank you, bizarrely compelling... Perhaps today I'll finally listen to the one Tom Waits record I own, lol!
@@gregmcdonald8962 So, how was it? Are you now a bona fide Raindog?
@@ptittannique5621 thanks for the reminder, I didn't get to it the other day,. Just finished it - Blue Valentine, fwiw - maybe not yet but I could get there pretty easy, I think, lol!
9:08 Simone dropping a subtle Tom Waits reference, I love it!
What’s he doing in there?
Yes!
"Osborne Cox? Osborne Cox?" Love this film. So funny
"YES, THIS IS...HELLO! THIS IS OSBORNE COX!"
Maybe the most underrated comedy of all time. Hilarious start to finish, every character was fantastic.
I also really love the reveal that Tilda is actually The World's Meanest Pediatrician.
"You're a mormon! Next to you we all have a drinking problem!" What a great line!
There's actually a huge number of mormons in all the three letter agencies.
The dialogue of of the plastic surgeon at 5:45 describing her physical imperfections is written by her husband and brother in law. 😬😂
One of my favorites, how about "Men who stare at goats" in the future? Jeff Bridges, George Clooney, I think Malkovitch is in it too.
"Men who stare at goats" is one of my all time favourite books and i recomend it to anyone and everyone.
however as a fan of the book i cant recomend the movie. it misses so much.
Yes. We need reactions to this.
I came to the comments just to see if anyone said this
@@NeilLewis77 While you're probably right, as someone who has not read the book, the movie is pretty entertaining. I think it's worth the watch irrespective of the source material.
@@christopherlundgren1700 well I suppose it would be childish of me to discourage people to watch the movie.
However trust me mate. If you haven't read the book, your missing out. It's wild.
About 80% more details and stories.
George laughed at the chair reveal for a good 40 seconds. That had me dying. I love you guys so much and I hope you get everything you want in life!!! Peace and love from Plymouth Mass.
I'm glad you find so much joy from watching a guy laughing at a d__do.
@@pistonburner6448 why did you censor the word dodo
I absolutely did. I also love the name piston burner. That has me dying too. I get it. I get what you’re saying with that you dirty devil.
@pistonburner6448 also haven’t you heard about infectious laughter. It’s actually a thing. It’s a proven scientific “thing” like all those pistons you smoke and give satisfaction to. Naughty naughty.
@@pistonburner6448 dildos are objectively hilarious
Coens are masters at convoluted mysteries about absolutely nothing at all. Love their stuff.
George Clooney and the Coen bros collaborations in three character quirks:
A. "Oh Brother where art thou?" What's in my hair?
B. "Intolerable Cruelty" how are my teeth?
C. "Burn After Reading" where can I run?
Burn After Reading and Miller's Crossing are the two most underrated Coen brothers movies!! With BAR you get the Coen brothers vibe but it REALLY becomes a Coen brothers movie during the closet scene. NObody sees that coming.
To be frank the entire movie was an "oh you did not just do that". Not to yuck your yum, but it seemed very obvious.
Its like Monthy Python if Monthy Python was considered very subtle.
Just does not compute for me. If it is just meant to be a character comedy, it is fine but I just do not get the high praise.
Raising Arizona is a must watch
On an intellectual level I know this is not one of the Coen bros best movies but I'll be gosh darned if it's not my favorite one anyway. My friend and I quote,"I'M BACK YOU F'ERS AND BETTER THEN EVER" whenever we see each other at the gym to this day. So glad you did this one.
lol, love that scene. I say that to myself whenever I'm working out.
The two scenes with JK Simmons are amazing, among the best in any Coen Brothers movie.
I think the chair thingy, is kinda like summing up the general point of the movie. All this intrigue and mystery around something that turns out to be really base and absurd. A lot of misplaced pride and ingenuity wrapped in something, that ultimately ends up being useless.
"Step on me, Tilda." - George, watching "Constantine"
I don't think I have ever laughed harder in a movie theater than I did watching the final scene. I kept laughing for days afterward everytime I thought about those utterly confused agents.
I adore this movie, and having a CineBinge reaction is a truly unexpected delight. I enjoy it all (and seeing you respond), but I have 3 top favorite elements:
1. In a movie full of heavy-hitting top-level actors, all of them doing good work, Brad Pitt walks away with the acting honors.
2. The late-in-movie reveal (satisfyingly noticed by you!) that terrifying Tilda Swinton is a PEDIATRICIAN.
3. The scenes with just David Rasche and J.K. Simmons, and particularly the very last moments, when the whole story, in effect, spirals up its own butt and vanishes.
Tilda Swinton as a Scottish Zombie killer in "The Dead Don't Die" (2019) Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Steve Buscemi, Chloe Sevigny, Danny Glover +++.
"I'm not setup to mold hard rubber" just brilliant delivery after the reveal.
Two big recommendations for you: Moonrise Kingdom and Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. Frances is in both, Tilda is in Moonrise, along with a great cast. You're welcome.
Don't know if anyone said, but there's an uncounted omg right at the end 😂 26:34
Fun fact: Joel Coen, the film's co-director said that the sex machine that George Clooney's character bulit was inspired by a machine he once saw a key grip build, and by another machine he saw in the Museum of Sex in NYC.
Some trivia: george clooney’s character keeps going for a run because in real life he had a hard time losing weight after his role in Syriana.
This film's just endlessly hilarious to me, such silly humour at the same time as being very dry humour in many instances, just hits the spot y'know. Definitely my favourite live-action comedy. I love overacting, it's great when it's done right. All these characters are just complete butts, and the film knows it and never pretends otherwise. Love that.
2:07 Thats David Rasche from the 80s action comedy series Sledge Hammer! The Man who loveeees his Magnum! Trust me - I know what i'm doing!
Hey, another great J & E Coen film is their 2004 remake of "The Ladykillers". Star-studded cast with no shortage of laughs.
Apparently the chair was based on something that Joel Coen saw in a New York sex museum one time, and he decided to just write it into the script for its random absurdity. Very much in line with the Coens' sense of humour. Also, Brad Pitt said when he was given the script for his character, he told the Coens that he wasn't sure how he was going to play Chad because he was such an idiot. Apparently there was an awkward pause before Joel Coen told him, "you'll be fine don't worry".
Classic Coen Brothers. A mix of comedy and tragedy.
Very true.
I remember having me a "me' day away from the Army, family, friends and future, at the time and now ex-fiance. Bought some old Death Cab albums. Some Bourbon Chicken. Almost got phished by one of the Kiosk girls. I went the theatre. Saw this movie. "I remember all those names". Got my raisenets, popcorn, twizzlers. Movies playing, and I'm thinking this is a chill movie. People I know, wouldn't like this 15:17 "What the fuck...?". You two should check out The American. It's like a pseudo American-Italian Spy flick. Starring George Clooney. Clooney makes the best chill day movies...
What the F did I just read? Are you Brad Pitt's character in real life?
@pistonburner6448 Are we all just a variant of Brad Pitt or Betty White?
I first watched this movie with my parents, and the sex chair scene, and the result of the stifling of what would have been tantamount to George’s outburst of hilarity, saw my face creased with an insane grin for hours afterwards. Brad Pitt is outstanding in this film. Thanks for the reaction!
This movie is such a funny movie about pretty much terrible and stupid people across the board. I think this reaction contains my two favorite moments from you both..... The chair in the basement and the closet scene, just amazing!
So many great lines in this film! Every time I see an information security warning, I imagine Brad Pitt growling "Is your shi* secure?" And after some crazy sequence of events, it's always "What did we learn, Palmer?"
My friends and I will always drop a "what did we learn, Palmer" every time one of us is hungover 😂
Great, supremely underrated movie. I describe it to anyone as “just a clusterfuck”.
I’m so happy someone has finally did this one. I’ve suggested it a few times to several channels. This is one of my favorite Cohen movies. I love the dark humor. John Malkovitch constantly saying What The Fuck cracks me up. Great cast. Brad Pitt was awesome. The reveal of what George Clooney is building is hilarious. 12:24
"Bottleneck?"
"No, bottle cap"
Nailed it. 🙄
I remember the entire audience screaming at the reveal of the chair.
I love when Brad Pitt does silly, self deprecating humor. This movie and The Mexican are my favorites of his too. Oh, and his appearance on Friends for the I Hate Rachel Green episode
The Mexican is fantastic! Highly underappreciated, it seems, I wish more people knew of it.
David Rasche was amazing as Sledge Hammer!
God that brings back memories, I'm glad someone mentioned it. Love it whenever I see him in anything because of that show.
I love him, favourite roles are Veep and Succession, nobody does dry like him.
Can't believe you watched this! One of my favorite movies, in a weird way. I wouldn't even think of requesting it, but I'm so happy to see this reaction!
LOL you guys reaction to the chair reveal did NOT disappoint
My boy George DYING for a hot minute with the reveal of the thing
I'm so glad you guys reacted to this! One of my favorite comedies that gets better with each viewing. The comedy vaguely reminds me of the "What's up, Doc?" era which could probably explain the font style for the titles. I was laughing so much through this. Great reaction you guys!
Love this film. I don’t get why so much hate on the film. My father worked for the government for 35 years and said this was so accurate. Accurate as it’s usually not some big conspiracy but a small group idiots in the departments believing things.
Just like the internet. 😊
Your father sounds like he knows what he’s talking about.
I had a sort of similar experience when I was reading John le Carré's The Looking Glass War, which he said was the closest to his own experience working in an intelligence service. All too human in small-mindedness and rash decisions.
FINALLY someone reacts to this movie
Thanks for this fun reaction! I really love Frances McDormand - she is just great and it would be cool if you'd put her Oscar-winning movie "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" on your watch-list at some stage. Anyways, thanks for the laughs with this one!
Someone asked me to describe this movie to them, and I said “It’s a spy thriller where everyone involved is a complete fucking moron.”
I remember seeing this movie in the theaters years ago and this is the only Coens film I've seen and it's incredible, cool reaction as always Simone & George, you both take care and have a great weekend
I learned Venezuela was a non extradimus country back in high school then i watched this and laughed way harder than most people at that part cause i remember high school wiah i could have gone to Venezuela
Is anyone else entertained that Simone wanted to see how the closet was cleaned? 😁
Yess!!!! Thank you guys! Not enough people react to enough Coen brothers. Serious man might be there best film
The chair scene gets me every time 😂😂😂
It is genuinely one of the most shocking/unexpected reveals I've ever seen in a movie. The way they build up the mystery around it, and then pull the rug out from under you, is masterful. I had to pause the movie I was laughing so hard.
love your reaction. more movie reactors need to check this movie out. my personal favorite Cohen brothers movie. LMAO!!!!!!
Oh wow, Simone with a Tom Waits reference! Love it.
Laughter thru tears. I believe y'all would enjoy watching the entire movie.so much was missing.
This is one of my favourite movie endings ever.
Clooney's reveal of his... contraption... was so brilliantly handled. 😂
I always loved this movie but was surprised anyone would pick it out for a reaction. The casting and acting were top notch! Thank you so much for being less than predictable. I was also very glad you reacted to Lawrence of Arabia, another of my favorites. Let me suggest Spartacus, with Kirk Douglas. No one reacts to it and I think that's a shame because it is one of my favorite Stanley Kubrick movies. I think you might like it.
Thank you! I've had this film stuck in my head for years, and I've never been able to remember the title. Wonderful comic performances from Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand!
Seeing how u guys are watching an old George Clooney & Tilda Swinton film. You guys have to watch Michael Clayton! Both played lead roles brilliant performances. Very underrated film.
And she won her Oscar for it. I think it's terrific too, though I wouldn't call it exactly "underrated" -- people who know it usually like it a lot. It just seems to be totally forgotten, surprisingly so.
Another "corporate politics" movie that got overlooked, that I like a great deal, is Duplicity, in which Julia Roberts and Clive Owen are at their best, and a great collection of character actors gets to shine. Also it has the kind of intricate structure that I love, constantly jumping ahead in time to explain what seems inconsistent with what we know.
28:38 There is precedent for this: when the Coen brothers encountered writer's block while writing *Miller's Crossing* they wrote the screenplay for *Barton Fink* as a way to work through it.
Francis McDormand looks exactly like "surprised Simone" on the poster
I swear this looks like the one game of Top Secret: New World Order that I once ran for my RPG group. It was just as ridiculous and they still managed to accomplish their mission...and they got reamed by their director for it.
You don't wonder what is the purple shape that Clooney carries in and out of Cox residence?
My fiance and I quote Brad Pitt's phone call all the time😂😂
15:32 “it looks like a motorcycle” lol I was waiting for you guys to see this part since the video started. 😂
My favourite scene is Pitt with Malkovich. Pitt saying “you think that’s a Schwinn!” 😂
I love this movie so much. Everyone in this movie played their roles so well.
I love this one.
Very re-watchable.
I adore this film. My second favorite Coen Brothers movie after Big Lebowski.
0:35 "bottle neck glasses, bottle cap glasses"...From someone who got his first pair of "Coke bottle glasses" when he turned 10 years old...
As in, a person with 20/20 vision, trying to see through the bottom of a Coke bottle...not saying "my" version is the correct one, just the one I remember learning...
P.S. Great movie, thanks for the reaction.
You should give The Ballad of Buster Scruggs a watch
Hell yeah, that movie needs more reactions!!
I agree!
Especially for a Tom Waits fan.
JK Simmons is an amazing actor. Shout out to this legend from University of Montana (also the alma mater of Lily Gladstone).
Oh yay! I never understood why this movie was so criminally underrated with such a cast. How many Oscar winners in a comedy? 4? 5? Ridiculous. And J.K. Simmons little supporting role here is an all time fave of mine.
This movie is so underrated and my favourite Brad character so far ! Loved rewatching it alongside you two ❤
Someone on Letterboxd said that this is the meanest Coen Brothers movie and I think they might be onto something. Another one of theirs that they wrote in the middle of doing something else: Barton Fink (one of the most memorable John Goodman performances in that one). They wrote it in three weeks while suffering from writer's block with the plotting of Miller's Crossing.
Is it just me, or does the Russian guy say that "it was drivel", but the McDormand's character repeats it several times as "dribble"?
No Country For Old Men is a Cormac McCarthy novel. Cohen Brothers don't get credit as the creative force behind it.
If you saw the film 'Fargo", the Coen bros. used almost the same exact scene where Malkovich kills the gym guy, just like they did In the scene with Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare. Coen Brother films are the best..Even their lesser known ones are gold.
“What’s he building in there”? Was that a Tow Waits reference?
Idk why more people don’t watch/react to this movie, it’s one of my favorites!
This IS one of the best movies ever made.
And people remember to read the description of the guys that she looks at on the dating website.... specially the likes ;)
I'm gonna put this reaction in my memwah