Review of Rules Don't Apply (2016) by Trailesque — 25 Sep 2017
This flaccid flick was a big budget dud for supperannuated star Beatty. The center of the story, occupied by the loony billionaire Hughes, is pretty weird at best. The main focus is on a young man named Frank and a girl named Marla, both of whom have come into the Hughes orbit in pursuit of their dreamss, which are success in real estate for Frank, and Hollywood stardom for Marla.
They are hot for each other but unable to consummate things because of various obstacles, like Hughes's rules. This is an attempt at some classic Hollywood, and to some extent it works - the cruising down the boulevard scenes really make it look like it is 1962 - but both the leads are lacking in charisma and some sections drag.
This review of Rules Don't Apply (2016) was written by Trailesque on 25 Sep 2017.
Rules Don't Apply has generally received mixed reviews.
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