Violence Not Tolerable is a 2003 American romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Joel and Ethan Coen, and produced by Brian Grazer and Coens. The manuscript was written by Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone & amp; Ethan and Joel Coen, with the latter writing the final draft of the scenario, about divorce and lawyers in Los Angeles. The film stars George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Geoffrey Rush, Cedric the Entertainer, Edward Herrmann, Paul Adelstein, Richard Jenkins, and Billy Bob Thornton.
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Plot
Donovan Donaly (Geoffrey Rush) TV sitcom producer, walks over his wife Bonnie (Stacey Travis) who is familiar with ex-boyfriend. He filed for divorce, and Bonnie hired Miles Massey (George Clooney), a divorce top lawyer and inventor of "Massey pre-nup", a prenuptial prison deal that was completely irresistible. Miles won a big property settlement against Donaly, leaving him broke.
Investigator Gus Petch (Cedric the Entertainer) personally trailed the rich and married Rex Rexroth (Edward Herrmann) on a drunken night with a blonde. When they stopped at a motel, Gus caught their video. He brought the video to Rex's wife, Marylin Rexroth (Catherine Zeta-Jones), a marriage-for-money predator. He filed for divorce, demanding the completion of a large property. Unable to pay for the settlement of the divorce, Rex hired Miles to represent him. Marylin's friend, the serial divorce Sarah Sorkin (Julia Duffy), warns Marilyn that Miles will be a dangerous opponent.
Marylin and her lawyer, Freddy Bender (Richard Jenkins), failed to reach an agreement with Miles and Rex. Bored Miles asks for an interesting Marylin for dinner, where they flirt. As they went outside, Petch broke in and copied his address book for Miles, who had his assistant search among the names for the Marylin plot in predatory marriage. In court, Marylin pretends to be desperate because of Rex's affair, confessing that he loves Rex unconditionally at first glance.
Miles then calls "Puffy" Krauss von Espy (Jonathan Hadary), a Swiss hotel waiter placed by his assistant. Puffy testifies that Marylin asked him to find his very rich, stupid, and seductive marriage target that he could easily divorce, and that he directed it to Rex. The divorce was given, but Marylin got nothing, and Miles's ancient boss, Herb Myerson (Tom Aldredge), congratulated him.
Marylin wanted revenge. He found Donaly who now has no money in the streets, still holding his Emmy statue. He offers him a chance to reclaim the lost glory if he helps him get revenge on Miles. Soon after, Marylin appeared in Miles's office with his new fiancée, the millionaire of oil Howard D. Doyle (Billy Bob Thornton). Marylin insisted on Massey's prenup, which would make it completely impossible for her to claim any of her fiance's assets in the event of a divorce, over the objections of Howard and Miles. However, Howard destroyed him during the marriage, as a demonstration of love.
Six months later, Miles went to Las Vegas to give a keynote address at a convention for divorce lawyers. He meets Marylin, who has divorced Howard and may have collected a substantial portion of Doyle Oil's wealth. However, he admits that he is disappointed with his rich but lonely life. Miles was excited, and married her suddenly. To prove that he was not interested in his wealth, he signed Massey's original agreement, but he tore it up. The next morning Miles tangled the convention that love is the most important thing, and that he submitted a divorce for pro bono work.
Soon Miles discovers that "Howard D. Doyle" is just an actor from one of Donald's soap operas. Marylin had tricked her, and now her wealth is big enough to risk. Miles's boss demands that something be done to save the company's reputation, and suggests the hitman "Wheezy Joe" (Irwin Keyes). Miles hired him to kill Marylin.
Miles later learned that Marylin's ex-husband, Rex, had died without changing his will, abandoning all of his wealth. Because now he is richer than both sides, his assets are no longer at risk. The repentant Miles hurried to save Marylin from Wheezy Joe, but Marilyn had offered to pay him twice to kill Miles. There is a struggle; in confusion, Wheezy Joe misrepresents his weapon as his asthma inhaler, and kills himself.
Then, Miles, Marylin and their lawyers meet to negotiate a divorce. Miles begged for a second chance and retroactively signed Massey's marriage. Realizing her own feelings for her, she tore them, and they kissed. Marylin then tells Miles that in order to get Donald's help to supply Doyle, he gives him an idea for a hit TV show, recovering his luck in the process: The Most Meaningful American Divorce Video , with Gus Petch as host.
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Cast
- George Clooney as Miles Massey
- Catherine Zeta-Jones as Marylin Hamilton Rexroth Doyle Massey
- Geoffrey Rush as Donovan Donaly
- Cedric the Entertainer as Gus Petch
- Edward Herrmann as Rex Rexroth
- Paul Adelstein as Wrigley
- Richard Jenkins as Freddy Bender
- Billy Bob Thornton as Howard D. Doyle
- Julia Duffy as Sarah Batista O'Flanagan Sorkin
- Jonathan Hadary as Heinz, Baron Krauss von Espy
- Tom Aldredge as Herb Myerson
- Stacey Travis as Bonnie Donaly
- Jack Kyle as Ollie
- Isabell O'Connor as Judge Marva Munson
- Irwin Keyes as Wheezy Joe
- Colin Linden as Father Scot
- Kiersten Warren as Claire O'Mara
- Mia Cottet as Barcelona's Ramona
Development
Unacceptable Cruelty is Coens' first job as a writer-for-hire. It was based on an original concept by John Romano, author of The Third Miracle (Agnieszka Holland, 1999) and has been developed into a screenplay by Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone, who wrote Big Trouble < Barry Sonnenfeld, 2002) and Life (Ted Demme, 1999).
The text was passed between the directors and writers for several years, usually starting from the Coens version.
Production
Initially the scenario was attached to Ron Howard and then Jonathan Demme, who had planned to cast Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant in the lead role. After their planned film from James Dickey's novel To The White Sea failed, Coen signed to direct the movie and unearth their original script to work with it. The filming began on June 20, 2002 after being postponed due to George Clooney's schedule. Most of the film was taken around Beverly Hills; some were filmed in Las Vegas for a week at the end of production. With a budget of $ 60 million, this is the most expensive film directed by Coens.
Reception
The film received positive reviews from critics, although in general the film is regarded as one of the weak films of The Coens. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a "Fresh Certified" score of 75% based on reviews from 180 critics. Metacritic scored a weighted average of 71% based on reviews from 40 critics.
Soundtrack
Corollary Cruelty was printed by Carter Burwell, in the tenth collaboration with Coen Brothers.
The soundtrack album featured a variety of pop songs and hints from the Burwell score. "The Boxer", first by Simon and Garfunkel and later covered by Colin Linden, opens and closes the album. A Canadian blues musician, Linden previously participated in Down from the Mountain , live music performances from Coens' O Brother, Where Art Thou? , and he performed some of Simon and Garfunkel's songs in the movie, including Punky's Dilemma ("I wish I was Kellogg's Corn Flake"), not included in the soundtrack release. Other songs include "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley, "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien" by ÃÆ' â € ° dith Piaf and "Glory of Love" by Big Bill Broonzy.
- Tracks by Carter Burwell unless otherwise noted.
- "The Boxer" (Simon and Garfunkel) - 5:09
- "Mambo Not Tolerable - 1:41
- "Suspicious Mind" (Elvis Presley) - 4:33
- "Hanky ​​â € <â €
- "Do not Cry Out Loud" (Melissa Manchester) - 3:48
- "Feels Very Good" (Chuck Mangione) - 9:42
- "You Fascinate Me" - 1:40
- "April Come She Will" (written by Paul Simon, done by Colin Linden) - 0:59
- "Heather 2 Honeymoon" - 1:39
- "If I Only Knew" (Tom Jones) - 4:18
- "Love Is Good" - 3:26
- "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien" (ÃÆ' â € ° dith Piaf) - 2:21
- "No More Working" - 3:01
- "Fully Affected" - 1:46
- "Glory of Love" (Big Bill Broonzy) - 2:20
- "The Boxer" (Colin Linden) - 2:20
References
External links
- Official website
- Unacceptable Abuse on IMDb
- Unacceptable Abuse in AllMovie
- Intolerable Abuse in Box Office Mojo
- Unacceptable Abuse at Rotten Tomatoes
- Unacceptable Cruelty at Metacritic
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