Why so much hype?

the audience applauded

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

It says everything about depression and give little of hope

If it wasn't for the cars, I would have never guessed, that his movie is set in the 60s. The hair, the beards, the surrounding- every second I was expecting someone to put their smartphone out of the pocket. My 90s apartment where I grew up looked more like the 60s than this movie. The whole story with the cat was pointless. Actually the whole story was pointless. I should have known it at the start, when they had a scene with 5 minutes of this guy singing a mediocre song. If I wanted to listen to music, I could have spent my time on youtube. I have to say- I like simple movies, slow movies, artistic movies, movies about artists, I love 60s music, movies with 1 or 2 main characters- but this movie still didn't appeal to me. So how is that possible? With such a badly written character it is. With no interesting dialogue or emotions on this guy's blank face it is. It was like watching twilight for hipsters. Nothing happens- blank face- nothing happens- again blank face.

I'm not sure what all the talk was about this movie. I love the Coen Brothers, but I just didn't get this one. I kept waiting for it to click, like so many of their movies, but this one I just kept waiting and waiting and it never clicked. Maybe it was over my head? Maybe I need to watch it again, but I really don't want to.

I'm a folk lover from Bob Dylan to Leonard Cohen, Pentangle, Fairport Convention, Alan Hull, I am listening to a lot of Bert Jansch latelly but I also love early sixties bands like Simon & Garfunkel, The Mamas & the Papas, The Byrds, The Lovin' Spoonful, ... I also like anthropology so I thought I was really going to enjoy this. I felt the movie was going to be slow from the very first song. It really has a sixties feel in it, it slightly reminded me of The Graduate, which is probably my all time favorite movie, and I couldn't help but feel that there is a lot of good elements that are missing here like humour and a pace. I've seen other Coen brothers' movies, I am aware that they tend to do downward spirals but this is kind of a waste. I think the reason why most of their other films worked for me was that, at any point, I felt sympathy for the protagonists. It is kind of essencial for the process and it really doesn't happens here. There are no good things happening to Llewyn and at some point you just realize he really is kind of an a** and deserves it. No identification at all. It has some great cinematography, the movie just looks beautiful, great filming and great acting, but it's not engaging and it's also very slow. I feel like people who say this is good are trying to look smart.