Storyline

Loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey," the movie deals with the picaresque adventures of Ulysses Everett McGill and his companions Delmar and Pete in 1930s Mississipi. Sprung from a chain gang and trying to reach Everett's home to recover the buried loot of a bank heist they are confronted by a series of strange characters--among them sirens, a cyclops, bank robber George "Baby Face" Nelson (very annoyed by that nickname), a campaigning governor and his opponent, a KKK lynch mob, and a blind prophet who warns the trio that "the treasure you seek shall not be the treasure you find."

Plot Keywords

greek mythology, slapstick comedy, based on novel, great depression, escaped convict, mississippi, chain gang, 1930s, escape, convict, neo screwball comedy, solidarity, democracy, poverty, alienation, on the road, critique of capitalism, friendship, apocalypse, water

Short Review

After making what are still probably their two best features, the Coen brothers came up with their worst, a piece of pop nihilism.

Trailer

Streaming Service

1. Vudu : [SD - Buy: 9.99, Rent: 3.99] [HDX - Buy: 17.99, Rent: 3.99]

2. Microsoft Store : Rent From $2.99