That's what I asked my fellow viewers about 30 minutes into this film. I am a big Coen Brothers fan but this one is a real stinker! You know it's bad when such a cast of wonderful actors can't make it palatable. Even when it did manage to make me smile,it was only mildly amusing. The liberal use of profanity was annoying. I don't mind some foul language but I swear(no pun intended)that John Malkovich's character's entire dialogue was about 30% F-bombs.I don't want to hear any word that much,even if it isn't a cuss word. I expect a little more creativity out of any movie writer. Anyway,no laugh out-loud moments. I didn't really care about the characters or how the movie ended. I hung in there hoping it would get better but it never did. I watched it with a group of people and as the movie went on,there were many side conversations going on because the movie failed to hold anybody's interest. O' funny Coen Brothers,where art thou?