Review of Hail, Caesar! (2016) by Silver Screen S — 02 Aug 2016

A beautiful, funny, and amazingly stylized day in the life film that reveres the films of yesteryear while joining them with the modern era.

This review of Hail, Caesar! (2016) was written by Silver Screen S on 02 Aug 2016.

Hail, Caesar! has generally received mixed reviews.

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

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

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In typical Coen fashion this film is absolutely hilarious and toes the line between being honestly clever and too cute for its own good…

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In some ways this bauble is a summation of [the Coen Brothers'] career, a silly, wistful look at what may be their wildest dream: to have been…

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Catholics, Communists, and classic Hollywood are all equally celebrated and caricatured in the Coen Brothers' latest comedy caper…

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