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\nThe Coen Brothers are back with a satirical take on 1950s Hollywood.<\/p>\n
\nThe Coen Brothers are back with a satirical take on 1950s Hollywood.<\/p>\n
An extremely busy production studio owner juggles control over several movie productions that struggle under misfortunes. From an actress losing a legal battle over her child, or an acclaimed drama director being given a lead star better suited for Westerns, to nosy journalists and the startling news that a headline star has been abducted!<\/p>\n
Hail, Caesar!<\/em> has quite the cast behind it, from leads to supporting acts the Coens have not restrained themselves. Josh Brolin heads a cast including George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, Chaning Tatum, Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton and Jonah Hill and they are all exceptional in their bit parts.<\/p>\n Bit parts. Of course in classic Coen style, they will just throw a curve-ball at you every once and a while. Like the film’s surprising dive into battling capitalism and communism!<\/p>\n What can be said for certainty though is, Hail, Caesar!<\/em> is a very good looking film. Sets are often lavish, colours pop and are used with great care to make compositions that are easy on the eye. All with a great 1950s aesthetic of course.<\/p>\n As a drama comedy, I have to say though I did feel a little out in the cold at times; with no idea what was happening or exactly why. The Coen’s obviously have a admiration for the crazy behind the scenes of Hollywood, and the absurdity that occurs behind the curtain. One particular “sketch” I enjoyed was actually focused on the young Alden Ehrenreich (Stoker<\/em>) who plays a typecast Western cowboy actor who is forced into a drama piece directed by a tight lipped director played by Ralph Fiennes (Spectre<\/em>). It was great fun!<\/p>\n It is a little hit or miss, but if you go into it not<\/em> expecting anything narratively cohesive or integral, and just enjoy it as a poke in the ribs to Hollywood, you’ll get something from it. I enjoyed the performances and the visual style and colour involved.<\/p>\n [youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kMqeoW3XRa0]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Coen Brothers are back with a satirical take on 1950s Hollywood. An extremely busy production studio owner juggles control over several movie productions that struggle under misfortunes. From an actress losing a legal battle over her child, or an acclaimed drama director being given a lead star better suited for Westerns, to nosy journalists… <\/p>\n
\nIf you are going into Hail, Caesar!<\/em> with expectations that this is some sort of Ocean\u2019s 11<\/em> type of heist\/rescue mission about George Clooney, you would be dead wrong. The Coen Brothers have created a film that lacks a strong cohesive narrative and it operates almost more like a satirical sketch show; a series of mini stories that speak volumes about the Hollywood system in the 1950s. You will be lost very quickly if you try to tie everything together; it is best that you admire the performances and remember which characters are involved when. There aren\u2019t any actual resolutions to characters, the stories feel more like \u201cslice of life\u201d stories.<\/p>\n![\"d9bb4-3-0\"](\"https:\/\/cinemacocoa.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/04\/d9bb4-3-0.png?resize=260%2C50\")
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