O Brother, Where Art Thou? — more like Oh Brother, Can I Possibly Remember High School English. If you want to enjoy this film to its fullest extent, than you better brush up on your Odyssey.

This unique film, written and directed by the Coen Brothers, puts a new spin into the Greek classic, The Odyssey, by Homer. These brothers have been known for other unusual types of movies such as Raising Arizona, The Hudsucker Proxy and Fargo.

The main character of the film, Ulysses (Latin for Odysseus) Everett McGill, played by George Clooney, is a talkative, smooth talking petty criminal who decides he can no longer put up with his sentence of hard labor in Mississippi. Thus, he escapes with his two buddies Delmar, played by Tim Blake Nelson, and Pete, played by John Turturro.

The three of them take off on a journey filled with calamity and hijinxs. While being pursued by the authorities, they encounter a group of interesting characters.

First, they come across an old blind man on a push cart who prophesizes their future. He says they will not be able to obtain the fortune they seek, which is analogous to the character of Tiresias in The Odyssey. Next, they come across "Babyface" Nelson, played by Michael Badalucco, who befriends them while he is in the middle of a high-speed chase with the police.

Nelson does not particularly like cows so he opens fire on a nearby herd. This may be in connection with a herd of cattle that Odysseus and his men kill and eat -- who knows, it might be a stretch.

They also meet up with a young guitar player named Tommy Johnson, played by Chris Thomas King, who has sold his soul to the devil for the ability to play the guitar. With his help the convicts record a record, just so they can make a few bucks. However, the record becomes an overnight success but no one is able to locate the mysterious musicians.

Then they meet up with a group of young women who are doing their laundry that sing and seduce them, analogous to the Sirens. And then they encounter a thieving Bible salesman with a patch over one eye, played by John Goodman, perhaps the Cyclops.

Throughout the film, the men overcome several obstacles including one being recaptured. Without giving away the ending, let's just say this film goes through many wacky twists and turns.

The film was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, Best Motion Picture- Musical/Comedy and Best Peformance by an Actor in a Motion Picture- Musical/Comedy. Although it did not win the Best Motion Picture Award, Clooney walked away with Best Actor.

Clooney, Nelson and Turturro were all great in this movie. The characters they were required to play were so off the wall that it must have truly been a challenge to learn their roles. Holly Hunter played the role of McGill's wife, and although her part was small, it was very funny and really added to the picture.

This movie is great because of the cast, writing and wacky plot. If you don't feel like picking up the Cliffs Notes to The Odyssey before you go to see it, don't worry; you will still have a great time.