The Coen Brothers' (The Big Lebowsky, Fargo) latest work has received mixed responses from their regular viewers and drawn a lot of criticism for foul language and vulgarity from people who took the whole family to see a Tom Hanks movie. Well, I think it works quite well as a dark screwball comedy, think A Fish Called Wanda. Sure, the plot is simple, the characters are completely one-dimensional, exaggerated, unrealistic and without background, and some of the jokes could offend sensitive people, but it is funny and the actors (especially Tom Hanks as the professor) are doing a great job.

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