Weak Plot, Lack of Continuity Makes for Disappointment

Rating: 5/10 (9 April 2016)

Hail Caesar, as a tribute to old Hollywood, had loads of stars, lots of atmosphere, but unlike another L.A. based Coen film, the far superior Big Lebowski, it lacked a strong plot and jumped around so much I had trouble remembering what plot there was.
The highlight was Channing Tatum's dance number, which brought back memories of Gene Kelly. Other than that, there wasn't the usual Coen's biting humor or satire. There were a few funny bits such as a room full of champagne commies talking about the repressed workers from their posh ocean view estate.
But for the most part, seeing Hail Caesar was a non event. Oh, and during the film being made within the film, about Christ's passion, the name Palestine was used as a term for Judea. It would be more than a hundred years for Rome to name the region Syria Palestina.