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Miles is a little bored though. He has reached his professional peak and is in search of something more. What that is, he's not sure. That is until he delegates on behalf of a ruthless real estate developer (Edward Herrman) with a taste for infidelity. His wife, Marilyn Rexroth (the hypnotic Catherine Zeta Jones), sends out a private investigator, Gus Petch (Cedric the Entertainer, doing his job well), to get to the bottom of her husband's lying and cheating ways. But through his infamous tactics, Miles ends up with a ruling in favor of his lecherous client once he reveals that Marilyn is actually a documented gold digger.
As sinister as she may be, Miles falls in love with Marilyn, thus finding his new challenge in life. The game becomes more complicated when Marilyn marries a wealthy oil tycoon (Our Man Billy Bob Thornton) in hopes of taking half of his fortune. Miles becomes devoted into making sure this woman doesn't get a dime, the whole time falling further in love with her. It's quite complex, but an awesome ride.
I truly loved this film. Clooney, Zeta-Jones and Thornton were all excellent, as usual. But the supporting cast was excellent as well. Paul Adelstein plays Clooney's lovelorn partner and only friend who can't keep the tears from welling up whenever an emotional moment arises. Cedric is hilarious, spouting his catchphrase "I'm gonna nail yo' ass!" every possible chance he gets. Jonathan Hadary practically steals the film as Heinz, the Baron Krauss Von Espy, a concierge by day, Baron by night who knows Marilyn's dirty little secret. Hadary has one scene in the film, but it's perhaps the most memorable of the entire movie. Irwin Keyes plays Wheezy Joe, a hitman with excrutiating asthma. He's such a loveable sadsack in this film. There are many other actors who helped to make this a very enjoyable film and with the Coens direction and writing, everyone was a star in one way or another.
What can be said about the Coens that hasn't been said in every movie review ever written about them? They can virtually do no wrong. There is always something memorable about their films. This one is no different. This is more of a crowd pleaser than some of their films from the past, but it still has the quirky, dark edge that the Coens are known for. The rapid fire banter is still there. The interesting characters with questionable moralities are still there. Everything is still there, but it is still different. How? Who knows and who cares. It's another in a long line of loveable classics from the two of the greatest minds in film.
And a final word on George Clooney. As People Magazine reminds us every year, he is one of the most handsome men in Hollywood. However, he stretched his acting skills in this screwball comedy. The use of his face has never been more apparent in this film, as you could read every page of his psyche just by his expression. His face twisted and contorted so often in the film that my mother, who I saw the film with, wondered aloud why he's considered such a hunk. "He was really good looking on ER," she said, "but he was just ugly in this movie." I think that says something about the actor that Clooney has become. His character is an ugly, unlikeable character, inside and out, yet he's still one of the most handsome men in Hollywood.
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