Review of Hail, Caesar! (2016) by Brad S — 12 Mar 2017

Some surprisingly funny moments. Alden Ehrenreich and Ralph Fiennes give standout performances. Both have a hilariously good time. And so do we in turn.

This review of Hail, Caesar! (2016) was written by Brad S on 12 Mar 2017.

Hail, Caesar! has generally received mixed reviews.

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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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