Review of Hail, Caesar! (2016) by Jon T — 10 Aug 2018

Very disappointing. Stale comedy that never takes off. Why is George Clooney in so many duds?

This review of Hail, Caesar! (2016) was written by Jon T on 10 Aug 2018.

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Actually disappointingly short and could not get into the characters. What a shame, there was so much potential there…

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