Review of Hail, Caesar! (2016) by Jhep — 09 Feb 2016

Where to begin !….the Coen Brothers’ cinematic food fight ……their In-Your-Face hissy fit …. their de-constructed parody OF a parody ..….whatever you decide to call it it’s an embarrassing mess made up of undigested plot morsels and themes and feels INTERMINABLE to sit through……can this really be the same George Clooney, Tilda Swinton and Joel and Ethan Coen of the witty and razor-sharp “Burn After Reading” ? ….

.can this rambling, self-indulgent “smirk-fest” with its hastily assembled grab-bag of “bits” that RAPIDLY wear out their welcome, possibly be the work of the film-makers who made “A Serious Man” or “No Country For Old Men”?…….

And, by the way, “The Robe” was actually quite an intelligent film and Richard Burton was terrific in it……so enough cinematic masturbation Ethan an Joel; time to get back to work.....