This is meant to be a comedy, but I could count the laughs on one hand.

Rating: 4/10 (28 February 2016)

There are two things I'm not fond of in movies...nay loathe. One: Tap dancing. Sure I appreciate the art and time it takes to learn this craft, but it has no place in movies. Two: Synchronised Swimming. Again this is a very athletic sport, but bores me to death on the big screen. Hail, Caesar! the latest exploit from the Cohen Brothers has both. So we are not off to a good start and not just snippets, but entire scenes filled with this dross. I get this movie is set in the past when the Hollywood Star system was in place and it pays tribute to the Gene Kelly's and Esther Williams of this world. Josh Brolin plays Hollywood fixer and studio boss for Capitol Pictures in 1950's America dealing with the rise of Communism after World War 2 plus shutting down or creating rumours about his stars sexuality or indiscretions. This is meant to be a comedy, but I could count the laughs on one hand. Tilda Swinton as gossip twins is just corny. Why does George Clooney continually sign up for the Brothers movies? He is a modern day Cary Grant given the right script, instead he comes off as an idiot. This is one of those all star movie projects where the whole is not greater than the sum of its parts. Two stars namely Brolin and Clooney were wasted on this film. The only thing abducted in this picture was my ticket price. This is no Burn After Reading, Blood Simple, No Country For Old Men, Big Lebowski or Fargo. Grossly disappointing.