Not a bad movie, but will do nothing to make non Coen fans into one. If you love them you will love this movie, if not you won't

Rating: 6/10 (6 June 2016)

"It's a swell story." Eddie Mannix (Brolin) works for a huge Hollywood studio in the 50's and deals with all of the problems that comes up and fixes them. This day he has to deal with a unhappy director, covering up the pregnancy of a popular star and the disappearance of their lead actor in their biggest picture. Eddie jumps from fixing problem to problem while trying to decide on his own future. This is a movie that is almost review proof. The Coen brothers, for as big as they are and as famous as their movies are, are very polarizing. People either love everything they do, or avoid them. For me they are pretty hit or miss. They have done some movies I have really liked like Fargo, Big Lebowski and O, Brother Where Art Thou...but they also did Burn After Reading which I didn't like at all. This one, while it was funny and I did laugh a few times was more like Burn After Reading than the others. The dialog is witty and fast paced, but the actual plot itself seemed to really drag and I found myself wondering how much longer it will go on. Overall, this is not a bad movie at all, but will do nothing to make non Coen fans into one. If you love them you will love this movie, if not you won't. I give this a B-.