I'm a brothers fan, true nerd for the Coen. I think this film was underrated, and could be one of my fav's of theirs to date. The cinematography was masterful. Some of the shots are so beautiful, particularly, the contrast of the stage in its audition form, in broad soaking daylight. Not their typical storyline, which took me a couple watches to really fall in love with the writing. The plight of an artist, I know it too well... Also... the soundtrack is awesome.