It’s been six years since the Coen Brothers (Joel and Ethan Coen) released The Ballad of Buster Scruggs in 2018. Since the release of the three-times Oscar nominated Netflix original, the duo have remained busy. The duo continue to be credited as executive producers for FX’s Fargo antholohy series. And in 2021, Joel Coen made his solo directorial debut with The Tragedy of Macbeth for the Apple TV+ streaming service. Now Ethan Coen makes his solo directorial debut with Drive-Away Dolls.
Drive-Away Dolls is a raucous road trip comedy starring Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan. Viewers may recognise Margaret Qualley from her small role in Poor Things earlier this year, and she is reuniting with director Yorgos Lanthimos later this year in the crime film Kinds of Kindness. Geraldine Viswanathan meanwhile will be most recognisable to viewers from the comedy Blockers.
I saw Drive-Away Dolls a couple of weeks back at my local multiplex. Here are my thoughts on the movie, and whether it is strong debut solo debut for director Ethan Coen.
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