Review of Hail, Caesar! (2016) by Matt C — 17 Dec 2016

I don't really know what just happened.

This review of Hail, Caesar! (2016) was written by Matt C on 17 Dec 2016.

Hail, Caesar! has generally received mixed reviews.

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A bit of a cliff note of the Hollywood heydays. A bit of everything. Big number on homer-sexuality with the navy. Hew…

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Hail, Caesar! is a mostly lively, occasionally wandering, usually entertaining and uncommonly heartfelt rebuttal to such complaints…

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Hail Cesar is a comedy. I know this because if I go to Wikipedia, it tells me it's a comedy…

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By Aldair F (87) on 21 Jun 2018

All cast, lines were a waste of my time, and Clooney never looked older - even the sets were a bomb…

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By Arth J (756) on 28 Apr 2018

You're a communist.. Hail, Caesar! The comic sequences are smart and practical i.e…

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Although it's decked out with a bedazzling and eccentric cast of actors and characters alike, something seems to be amiss in the Coen brothers…

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By Deirdre Crimmins (265) for Cinematic Essential (63) on 28 Aug 2018

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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By Paul N (1,195) on 01 Jan 2019

I do like the Coen's irreverent films, and this was no exception. Great cast, silly story, great fun…

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