A average satirical film

Rating: 5/10 (23 March 2016)

The cast of this film is what drew me to see hail Caesar and now I have seen it this film is very disappointing. The premise of the film sees a film producer trying to locate his top actor who has been kidnapped. Josh brolin plays Eddie mannix the producer and he is great in the film. He was the main character and had the main attention which allowed him to really add depth to his character that this film lacked otherwise. George clooney was good in this film and did the best he could with what he was given as the snooty actor. I also liked the kid who played Hobie Doyle and thought he was a pretty fun character. However, the problem is that there are too many characters that are pointless and waisted especially because of the actors. Scarlett Johansson, Jonah hill, Channing Tatum and Ralph Fiennes are all wasted and underutilised. The story has absolutely no depth to it, unfortunately there are allot of side plots that really don't matter in this film that bog it down. The script has a few funny moments and some well done drama but overall it fails to hit the levels that should be expected from all these talented people. The style is extravagant and over the top and for the most part it does work but most of the over the top parts are pointless and don't add anything to the story or characters. Overall this is a pretty average film that is not really worth a watch.