Comedy? Not so.

Rating: 2/10 (26 July 2016)

Disclaimer: I did not watch the whole movie. I watched maybe 45 minutes to an hour before giving up on it.
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This movie looked and sounded like it would be a hilarious parody of 1950s Hollywood. I was rather looking forward to seeing it after we rented it. Not only did it have a great list of talented actors, but it also had the Coen brothers who have been responsible for a number of enjoyable films.
I regret to say that this flick fell flat on its face. What I expected to be a movie full of laughs turned out to be a collection of big names who got so little screen time, it was impossible to connect with their characters at all. There was no real plot, save for what a day in the shoes of Mannix, or whatever his name was, might be like. It was a collection of subplots which never interwove, never appeared to be meaningful, and never managed to catch my interest.
The few laughs that I did have were few and far between, and I constantly felt like I was waiting for something amusing to happen. It didn't.
I gave this film 2 stars for the only two good things about it. The set/costuming, and the beautiful cinematography. I can't even give it a star for the actors, because while talented actors were included, I don't feel that any of them were properly utilized.
Finally, I will say this; I am glad I rented this movie rather than saw it in theaters. I would've been incredibly upset had my boyfriend and I taken the time and given the effort to go to the theater, not to mention the $40 that would've been wasted on tickets and popcorn.