"Coenized" story of star divorce lawyer, designer of an "unbeatable" prenuptial agreement. Very good Clooney, Zeta-Jones; like in the famed Sturges/Capra comedies, the entire supporting cast is funny. Like a Mad magazine strip, just about everything is slightly absurd. Every comic opportunity is taken, usually successfully. There's virtually no "filler." I usually try to infer underlying "messages" from movies. The Coen Bros. are about as interested in messages as the Marx Bros. (Clooney had a few Groucho moves here). That may limit their audience. Would this be as funny if we didn't know it was by the Coens or without Clooney/Zeta-Jones? Probably not. Is Zeta-Jones only funny because we know who she is? I don't think so.
Review of Intolerable Cruelty
