Professor Popinjay's Compendium of Perspicacity

A Non-Review by Professor Popinjay

—–It’s nice to see some directors get their wish and actually film a movie in black and white. There’s not a director out there who doesn’t want to do this but movie marketing always shuts it down. The Man Who Wasn’t There is done in that classic film noir style and its really nostalgic in that way. I found it interesting that it wasn’t a detective film but it was still a mystery. For a film by the Coen brother’s it was surprisingly devoid of people with funny accents. Billy Bob Thornton grumbled his way through the narration but it fit the feel. Man, what is it about black and white films with grumbly monotone narration? They’re just cool. Were it not for all the grisly crimes and suspiciously enthusiastic seductive young dowagers in this world I’d love to live in it. But alas, I live in a world of beautiful color and majestic vistas. Woe is me. Incidentally, I hated this movie. I just liked the feel of it. Coen brother’s film’s never seem to have a point… at least not one I can detect.