Intolerable Cruelty

Universal Pictures | Release Date: October 10, 2003

6.6	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 98 Ratings

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JamesNWAMar 8, 2011

It is safe to say that this film is not what I expected at all but it did have some elements that make it worthy of having a higher end score; those being George Clooney showing his comedic side and the addition of Catherine Zeta Jones. IIt is safe to say that this film is not what I expected at all but it did have some elements that make it worthy of having a higher end score; those being George Clooney showing his comedic side and the addition of Catherine Zeta Jones. I would perhaps rate it slightly higher if I didn't get distracted half way though.… Expand

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Voodoo123Feb 18, 2022

Even with its beautifully shot production and the excellent cast, there just wasnt enough substance to the screenplay to move the needle beyond average. Worth a watch for any cohen brothers fans.

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amheretojudgeJul 1, 2018

an overstuffed and undercooked..

Intolerable Cruelty 2 Out Of 5 Intolerable Cruelty is merely an attempt by Coen to offer a rom-com in its own tone that unfortunately never communicates with the audience. The scrutiny in here is so obviousan overstuffed and undercooked..

Intolerable Cruelty

2 Out Of 5

Intolerable Cruelty is merely an attempt by Coen to offer a rom-com in its own tone that unfortunately never communicates with the audience. The scrutiny in here is so obvious and predictably dull that the audience finds themselves waiting for the makers to attain a closure that makes its 100 minutes feel like ages especially when the makers and the audience are sweating to be funny and to crack a smile respectively. It is short on technical aspects like background score, sound department and editing. An urge to create the sketchy comic sequences and somehow managing to create the intense drama along with it, fails on all levels here. The script is all distraction and nothing concrete on terms of the material offered to the audience, addition to that it derails quickly into a misleading lane and crashes in its self-created ideology and hypocrisy. It comes off as a shock considering it came from Joel Coen, since it barely has an piece of craft to explore in here especially the forcibly installed humor which clearly isn't funny. It is poorly performed by George Clooney and Catherine Zeta Jones, but then they weren't offered enough range to sink their teeth in their one dimensional characters. Intolerable Cruelty is an overstuffed and undercooked on its plot and characters, leaving the audience disappointed rather than being angry.… Expand

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geewahJan 25, 2021

Along with "The Labykillers" which followed this movie, the Coen's managed to make two of their worst movies back to back.
The jokes are thin, the characters unlikable, just a really disappointing effort.

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