Mediocre Madness

Rating: 4/10 (28 March 2016)

I've never been a huge Coen brothers fan so I entered the cinema without any bias when I went to see Hail, Caesar! And whilst I hadn't heard many great things about this film, I don't think it was as bad as people have made it out to be.
Everything about this film was reminiscent of the golden age of cinema – the costumes, the quick-witted dialogue and repetitive gags and of course you couldn't go past the fact that there were multiple nods to the most epic 'epic' of all time, Ben-Hur.
There were cameos galore, although this might have been to the film's own detriment as opposed to its enhancement. It sometimes felt like the Entourage movie, or the end of Anchorman 2, when stars were on and off screen almost as much as the relationship between any Hollywood A-lister couple. And whilst performances were fantastic by both seasoned stars (Josh Brolin, George Clooney and Ralph Fiennes) and promising up-and- comers (such as Alden Ehrenreich), this wasn't enough to distinguish this film amongst previous Coen brothers success stories.
All in all, it left me asking the question, 'What was the point?' there ultimately may not have been one, or I may have just missed it. Hail, Caesar! may not have been an epic success story but it doesn't deserve the abundance of rotten tomatoes being thrown its way.
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