SEEN - A Serious Man

... A Serious Man was seriously average. This was a movie I wanted to like, it was made by the Coens after all. It had mostly a good reception out there in critic land and won various awards. The film itself is centred on Larry, a Jewish physics professor, whose life starts to unravel after his wife decides she wants to divorce him for another man. We then meet a string of unlikeable characters who are generally unpleasant and irredeemable as Larry spins out. Overall, I found it self indulgent and sort of dull. Recommendation: thumbs in the middle.