"Sir, it seems that you are a no better judge of human beings than you are a specimen of one."







-Buster Scruggs





The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is an anthology film from the Cohen Brothers. It features six different shorts that all have to do with the old west and each feature the dark humor and odd characters that the Cohen Brothers are known for.









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The first short follows Buster Scruggs (Tim Blake Nelson), a happy-go-lucky outlaw that doesn't really act like one until he has to. This short is the best of the six hands-down. Tim Blake Nelson is fantastic as the singing cowboy and he's a treat to watch. Buster Scruggs is a really fun character who can never avoid trouble. I would love a feature length movie about this guy and what we get here is fantastic.





The second short follows a bank robber (James Franco) who tries to rob a kooky bank teller (Stephen Root) and runs into endless trouble in the aftermath of the robbery. This is probably the second best short and also the shortest. Franco and Root are both really fun and the story reminds of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek", but funnier in a dark and sick sort of way.



