A Serious Man

Pam: The Coen Brothers wrote and directed this movie, and it has their quirky flair. This "serious man" is a professor at a college in the midwest somewhere and has a series of bad things happen to him that seem to test his faith. He's a Jew and seeks advice from three rabbis who don't seem to help him much. He's dealing with a troubled brother who lives with him, a daughter that doesn't want much to do with him, a bratty son, a wife who wants a divorce, a betrayal by a best friend, a threatening neighbor, and on and on. It's funny in a dark way, typical for the Coen brothers, but in the end it's a little depressing. I give it 3 out of 5 stars.