Unexplicable Waste of Talent, Not Entertaining, Poor Direction

Rating: 1/10 (6 February 2016)

Having watched the Cohen Brothers career in films beginning with BLOOD SIMPLE, a wonderful film noir, my wife and I could not believe HAIL,CESAR was such an uncreative MESS. It is artless, poorly directed and acted and made no sense in any creative way. As the author of 5 books, 3 on film noir (none on Hollywood historical spectacles,)I can tell you that HAIL, CAESAR has hit a non-respectable low on all counts---direction, acting, writing. It is the most artless film ever made and everyone who went to see it deserves a refund. The actors-- Clooney, Fiennes, Johanssan were terrible to watch but how did Josh Brolin get into this chaos of a somewhat expensive chaotic senseless film. The screenwriters and director should send this junk to any festival that offers an award to the WORST FILM FESTIVAL of 2016 and there wont be any competition! HAIL, CAESAR deserves that top accolade and was the un-funniest film without a coherent script we have ever seen in years and years.
Dr. Ronald Schwartz, Prof. Emeritus, City University and Columbia