Ranking The Coen Brothers Movies From Worst To Best
3. The Man Who Wasn’t There
The Man Who Wasn't There is perhaps the Coen's most underrated film, and certainly one of their best. Billy Bob Thornton gives one of the best performances of his glittering career in the Coens modern noir masterpiece as sullen barber Ed Crane, who gets himself wrapped up in a scheme by a con-man with grave consequences.
The beautifully stylised film showcases the undeniable mastery of frequent Coen collaborator Roger Deakins and adds an extremely authentic feel to it that allows the film to slip in with some of the greats from a forgotten genre. Played to perfection by everyone involved the film is sharp, clever, intriguing and just cool as all hell.
The Coens have delved into the thriller/crime drama often and with great success and yet The Man Who Wasn't There still manages to stand out from that illustrious pack. A stunningly produced film of real class with some brilliant performances throughout, and one of the Coens greatest endings (high praise, I know), The Man Who Wasn't There is a somewhat underappreciated masterpiece of the Coen's stellar arsenal of films.