Originally posted by PaloAltoCougar
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There is some ridiculously good acting in it, even the bit players. The posse leader in 'Near Algodones' is excellent with just a few lines. Even the card player who stands up and sings 'we don't know' in the clip you played does great. But my favorite is Billy Knapp in 'The Girl Who Got Rattled'. Just superb.
A wise person (maybe here?) said that if you expect a good plot with Coen films, you'll almost always be disappointed. Are there many Coen movies that depend on the plot more than characters? Offhand, I come up with Intolerable Cruelty and The Man Who Wasn't There, and maybe Fargo and No Country For Old Men. Otherwise, the genius is in the dialogue and acting.
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