Overdone and pointless

Rating: 5/10 (26 January 2017)

"Hail, Caesar!" is basically a series of over-produced sketches lampooning Hollywood genre films of yesteryear.
Josh Brolin plays a character who is supposed to tie it all together, but he doesn't. His character, along with his relevance to the story, is pushed aside by musical and epic film scenes. These all feature a tongue in cheek and a wink at the audience, but you may feel that wink is probably aimed at someone else... who might also feel the same way.
Simply put, the satire is toothless, because it doesn't have a relevant target in this day and age. How many film goers in the 2010s can even remember watching '50s musicals and historical epics?