Review of Hail, Caesar! (2016) by Russ B — 27 Aug 2017

You shouldn't make fun of Ben-Hur. Hmmph.

This review of Hail, Caesar! (2016) was written by Russ B on 27 Aug 2017.

Hail, Caesar! has generally received mixed reviews.

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Excellent Coen brothers fare and apparently grossly misunderstood by the majority of the viewing public who could not keep in mind who was…

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By Scott W (2,167) on 21 Jun 2018

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By Matthew R (1,327) on 22 Apr 2018

Hail, Caesar - 4 out 5 - this is one of those Cooky funny movies that may take more than one viewing to catch all of the jokes…

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