Is Drive-Away Dolls the new, long-anticipated Coen Brothers humdinger? Well technically there’s only one Coen Brother involved so no. But is it the lesbian road movie we’ve all been screaming out for? Quite possibly.
Although this bears many goofed-out hallmarks from the brothers’ classics (spot the numerous tropes), it’s Ethan Coen’s first feature without brother Joel. And there’s an ever-so-discernible Joel-shaped hole, as if regular collaborator John Goodman had thundered a Big Lebowski bowling ball through the pair’s meticulous mega-brain and knocked a few pins loose.
