I don't care _what_ the gang says: A fine, fine film.

Rating: 9/10 (11 July 2017)

I number among those that are willing to let the Coens breathe. They explore a subject matter, tone, style here... and I for one think they navigate their muses' demands and the ensuing production process with panache and aplomb.
Yeah, it's hyper campy; it's a parade of "types"; it's a period piece; it's a multi-layer torte of splashy numbers and darkened office and salon intrigue; it's a bulging pastry puff with the creme of kookiness about to bust out; it's an unexpected birthday surprise to all the participating acting talent.
And, en route, we're treated to two pretty heady payloads; a chimeric commie threat and the collision of the sacred and the truly, ultimately, unself-consciously profane.
And, on top of all this, is the sense that the artifice is both laudable *and* eminently ignorable for the purpose of enjoyable delectation.
Christ-all-fvekin'-mighty... what more do you _want_ from a flick? Why all the recrimination in these User Reviews?