Visually wonderful, weak story

Rating: 7/10 (13 March 2016)

I was looking forward to this, the Coen brothers are great directors and for me even better writers, with "Hail Caesar"i was hoping for a funny and satirical view of the early years of Hollywood...unfortunately I have to consider myself a bit disappointed of the final result.
I give 7 because the scenography, the cinematography and the directing are beyond belief, some scenes are truly mind blowing and the re-acting of old movies productions are pure gold, this aspect alone make "Hail Caesar" worth watching.
The problem comes with the script, ultimately the story is funny but it doesn't have an identity, it tried to be satirical but it doesn't really push the idea, plus the characters are not developed, making them not powerful enough to make the viewers care enough about them or the story..and considering the overall cast is even more awkward.
As I said I'm disappointed because this could truly be the Coen's masterpiece or at least one of their best movies, but the story didn't match the incredible direction.