Review of Hail, Caesar! (2016) by Cheryl K — 12 Mar 2016

Awesome satire, laugh out load can't wait to see again.

This review of Hail, Caesar! (2016) was written by Cheryl K on 12 Mar 2016.

Hail, Caesar! has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Stefano C (730) on 10 Mar 2018

I love the Coen brothers. Thats why I waited so long to see this movie…

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By Kristian Harloff (339) for Schmoes Know (710) on 15 Oct 2018

I was certainly entertained while watching it, but I did feel so let down by what could have been a classic Coen brothers movie…

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When you look at this as an ode to the way Hollywood used to make movies, that's done really well, and the performances are off the charts…

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One, it's too wrapped up in Hollywood's vanity. Two, none of the multiple plotlines is really worthy of your investment…

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The Coens return to their weird kind of comedy, but it doesn't feel fully baked…

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By Matthew D (1,591) on 18 Dec 2017

Puntaje Original: 6.5 No vamos a negar la impecable calidad de los hermanos Coen con la dirección de esta película que en términos generales…

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There's lots of fun to be had here, much whimsy and fun grounded by the serious issues of the time…

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By Courtney Howard (393) for Fresh Fiction (404) on 04 Nov 2017

It's as if the Coen Brothers watched TCM for seventy-two hours straight, drank a half bottle of Nyquil and then wrote this…

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