Genre: Film
Grade: A
Notable People: Liam, Neeson, Tom Waits, Zoe Kazan, James Franco, Tim Blake Nelson, Written, Directed and Conjured by: The Insane Coen Brothers
Title: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Review: this is a biased review…I LOVE these guys and their quirky, darkly comic and often perverted movies. Probably not the same for everyone…but for me…OOMPAH…..This a truly strange 6 part Western where there is barely a forehead that does not wind up with bullet in it sooner or later. Darkly funny does not do it justice….this is strange shit. Nesson is way out of character and wonderful…Blake as the singing cowboy/gunslinger, Buster Scruggs, is hardly describable (yes –there are full musical numbers)…and Tom waits steals the show as long suffering gold prospector in the majestic wilderness. The costumes are extraordinary, the dialog hilarious and the scenery spectacular. And…you can watch it on Netflix where it was simultaneously released with the theater opening. Give it at least two chapters before you give up. “People are like ferrets”