Mediocre "Brothers," at best

Rating: 5/10 (4 February 2016)

For the Brothers Cohen, this film was disappointing. I generally enjoy their flicks immensely, and I was looking forward to this movie and its subject matter (who here at IMDb doesn't want to see a well made behind-the-scenes film based on historical Hollywood?). I left the theater perplexed.
Simply put, I didn't think it was terribly funny. There was little, if any, insightful satire. The CGI scenes were finely rendered, but they were often wasted on dull characters and an even duller story.
If you want to be thoroughly entertained by the history AND antics of '50s Hollywood, read an accurate text on the subject. Hollywood's history is truly stranger, better, and funnier than anything the Cohen Brothers have provided. Eddie Mannix,the "Hollywood 10," and Communist influence (real and imagine) are all true and fascinating subjects. The Cohens could have had a field day with these subjects. Unfortunately, the Brothers went down swingin' on this one. Too bad.