Showing posts with label Coen Brothers. Show all posts
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09 February 2016

Speaks Reviews: Hail, Caesar!


"Would that it were so simple."

★★★ 1/2 out of ★★★

Even though the Coen Brothers' long-awaited Hail, Caesar! makes a beautiful mess it can't quite clean up in the end, I have to praise it as one of the best full-on comedies of their career. The reason is simple: it is funny. And it's not hugely funny, there are no big gut-busters (well, maybe one, which involves Channing Tatum, a small dog, and a submarine). But it is consistent in its funniness. That is its crowning achievement.