from Christianity Today:recommends "R" rated "A Serious Man"It's perhaps their most religious work, juggling existential and theological questions in a story that invokes a modern-day Job. As protagonist Larry Gropnik's world begins to fall apart, he consults three rabbis with his Big Questions, only to find that the answers aren't easy—if there are indeed answers.
The Coens don't necessarily point us to Christ, but they don't have to; they show us that human goodness is not enough, that our own devices are frail and feeble in the face of unstoppable evil. As Christians, we can fill in the rest of the story.
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