The bleakness (well supported by Bruno Delbonnel's bruised cinematography) feels invigorating for the Coens: While many of their successes, from Barton Fink through A Serious Man, bump up against existential dread, they've never made do with so little comic relief. (timeout.com)
Perhaps to provide a little comic relief for herself and her colleagues there, she invented a country — complete with flora and fauna. (religion-online.org)
He's the fish - out - of - water character here who provides both a little comic relief and our entrance as outsiders into the story. (upcomingdiscs.com)