Intolerable Cruelty

Released 2003
Stars George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Geoffrey Rush, Cedric the Entertainer, Edward Herrmann, Paul Adelstein, Richard Jenkins, Billy Bob Thornton, Julia Duffy
Directed by Joel Coen

Slick Beverly Hills divorce lawyer Miles Massey (George Clooney) falls for Marilyn, the ex-wife (Catherine Zeta-Jones) of one of his clients, in this old-fashioned screwball comedy from the Coen brothers. Soon the two are involved in a lighthearted game of cat and mouse -- with love on the line, the stakes are worth playing for.

Summary by www.netflix.com

This movie had excellent performances, but something was off. It wanted to be a madcap comedy, but it didn't have the guts to go all the way. Its extremely silly treatment of the law was out of place with some of the plot, because the plot wasn't screwball enough. Still, it was entertaining, and there was some very funny stuff. "Are you Wheezy Joe?" --Bill Alward, April 20, 2004