Swing and a Miss

Rating: 4/10 (4 May 2017)

I wanted to like this movie, but just never connected with any of the characters. There were a few interesting/chuckle-worthy moments like when an actor would give a beautiful speech then forget a line; the sense of deflation and annoyance around the set would be palpable. But, IDK, the directors jumped in hip-deep too quickly and Josh Brolin was acting at 100 MPH before viewers even had a chance to get settled in.
The Coen's revisited some of their old motifs (voice-over narration, George Clooney acting clueless, etc.), but none of it worked this time, IMO.
And, the whole Communist subplot was pointless. All those writers exposing themselves to kidnapping charges to extract some ransom money, which, once acquired is accidentally pitched into the sea. That about summed up the movie as a whole.