Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

Stars	User	Rating
3	gork	60 _47th
Where's all the hate coming from?
3	cult_of_same	5 _4th
See title.
2	TheDenizen	65 _51st
A divorce lawyer going through a midlife crisis falls for the gold digging ex-wife of one of his clients, with the expected disastrous results. The plot is not as labyrinthine as other Coen scripts (Marilyn's long con is pretty obvious from the jump), and the two main characters are fairly despicable, making it hard to care about them or their potential romance. However, this one is more about the journey than the destination, and there are plenty of funny bits along the way. RIP Wheezy Joe.
2	nauru	32 _23rd
Another rather dull disappointment from the Coen brothers. Still trying to figure out why people rave about them so much...
2	Hawkins	60 _25th
Two cynical divorce vets discover they can find real love as long as they're both super good looking
2	Quintonjamin	70 _65th
I actually thought this was pretty funny with a fantastic cast. As someone else said, it probably doesn't have the depth of their other work, but I thought it was really enjoyable.
1	MartinTeller	71 _37th
Not the best Coen brothers film, but not the worst. Pretty funny most of the time. You really have to ignore certain implausibilities, though.
1	doctor7	65 _45th
It's better than your average romantic comedy in my opinion and it does have it's share of hilarious moments and I really enjoyed George Clooney in the lead. However it never really escapes the fact that it is a romantic comedy with it's share of cliches, which it good or bad considering what type of viewer you are. For me that's a negative.
1	JoshStew06	70 _45th
Fairly entertaining rom-com, but not up to snuff with other Coen's Bros. films. Funny in parts, and both Clooney and Zeta Jones do their best with the material, but it just doesn't come completely together.
1	TheDiceman	55 _49th
Not the Coen brothers best, but not a bad film.
1	Kojiless	30 _32nd
I could watch Catherine Zeta-Jones' cleavage all day. This movie, not so much.
1	twincinema	60 _36th
Even at their worst, the Coens manage to create an enjoyable romp. It feels like their trying to recreate the screwball comedies of Old Hollywood, although it never reaches those heights.
1	Bojangles	50 _38th
Has some good humor, but the story and characters were a little bit ridiculous.
1	rob	13 _66th
Am I the only person who enjoyed this? A deliciously zany, quintessentially Coen plot, brilliant and brilliantly delivered dialogue, and palpable chemistry between Clooney and Zeta-Jones. It works as a comedy; it works as a romance; it works as a subversion of romantic comedies---and it does absurdity as only the Coens can.
1	Wiche	89 _94th
I Really liked this movie. Joel Coen has made (again) a superb film. George Clooney was really brilliant in the role of a lawyer who's a little crazy and always funny. It was genius of Coen to do it this way, and the humor used in the film is also.. Genius.
1	BillyShears	80 _77th
Even the fluff the Coen brothers pull out is SOLID GOLD BABY, well sorta.
1	Luna6ix	83 _83rd
I was under the assumption it would completely suck, but it didn't. Cloony and Zeta-Jones had some great chemistry, and Coen did a stand-up job, even if he didnt write this one.
1	TV+Film-Hub	15 _71st
Too much non-sense and not enough humor, too much dialog and not enough romance; and drama, not a chance.
1	omgfridge	3 _27th
Bit of a misfire.
1	AndreasThau	30 _12th
Oh, this must be verbally punished for trying so hard to be so much, being so very nothing. Somewhere in there you can smell the witty and clever pen of the Coen's that can usually charm the most stubborn of mules. But repeatedly it's wasted; either by the underachieving, exagerated acting, or by the story that is borderline indifferent. It's a bad version of the humor in Burn After Reading, ending as a giant solicitor freak-show. I found happiness ONLY in good ol' Billy Bob, cracking as always.
1	Rufam	55 _21st
O Brothers, What Have Ye Done? Don't get me wrong, "Intolerable Cruelty" is by no means a bad film -in fact, it's better than the average rom-com, because it is very funny in parts and the acting is top-notch, but it's not up to par with what we've come to except from the shrewd Coen brothers. The first half is good enough and features a hilarious court scene, but the second half is totally underwhelming, and employs all the typical clichés of the romantic comedy. A decent misfire.
1	TrixRabbi	73 _38th
It's clearly a Coen film but just feels rushed and at times uninspired. Some really funny moments, and George Clooney feels like a modern day Cary Grant, but very rough around the edges.
1	mattorama12	62 _40th
"What, are you nuts? Have you forgotten Kershner!?" There are some really great lines here and individually funny moments. Doesn't (seem to) have the depth of the best of the Coens' work, but it still works.
1	lex	65 _19th
Geoffrey Rush: one of the most tragically underused actors of our time.

Average Percentile 36.29% from 3767 Ratings