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A refreshing, memorable comedy from the Coen brothers. Intolerable Cruelty features George Clooney as a highly successful divorce attorney. He is at the top of the mountain professionally, and is wondering if the climb is worth it. Clooney meets Zeta-Jones as she is divorcing her husband who is caught in the act. Not the act you are thinking, but a plus for train lovers. Zeta-Jones has the always great Richard Jenkins as her lawyer, who is bested in court by Clooney.

The plot twists and turns as Clooney falls in love with the remarkably beautiful Zeta-Jones. This movie is always worth watching, a large cast of characters, and some incredibly funny lines. Julia Duffy, Geoffrey Rush, Cedric the Entertainer and many more have smaller roles, handled brilliantly.

Wow, I see this movie has been awash with negative reviews. Look, every movie isn't Citizen Kane. It's an excellent action/adventure/love story all mixed up in one. The Rock is really good in this role, entirely believable. This was his first big role, and he nailed it, which is why he's still starring in movies today. Kelly Hu is an unbelievably beautiful Scorceress who turns into Rock's love interest. Michael Clark Duncan doesn't do his best work here, but it's good enough. The rest of the cast isn't that great, but the movie is really about the Rock and Hu anyways. Great sets, it looks completely authentic and the movie is shot beautifully. There is a reason this gets played a lot on USA, it gets ratings. It gets ratings because it's good entertainment, and shows the Rock on his way to mega stardom. Too bad Kelly Hu hasn't had a chance at a similar vehicle, she's well worth it.

This movie, though a product of it's time, the glorious 70's, has staying power. Sure, special effects have advanced greatly, and a remake would be much more visually believable, you have a feeling that the entire movie is shot in a mall while inside the 'City'. But get past that, and watch the film. The acting, with Peter Ustinov, Michael York and Richard Jordan carrying the entire film mostly, is extremely well done. Jenny Agutter is young and cute in the film, which is about all her character requires. It's an interesting statement of a society that gets a little out of hand with it's youth worship, holding up a mirror to our own. It's especially poignant if you saw it yourself when you were under 30, and see it again at a 'maturer' age. Farrah Fawcett has a brief role here, and Agutter has a nice brief nude scene. The scenes of Washington DC are memorable even by today's technology standards.