Some good performances, but boring, not engaging. Wasted potential.

Rating: 4/10 (4 April 2016)

I write my reviews short and sweet for people like me, who know what they like and have short attention spans. Hail Caesar totally fell flat for me. I would rate this at a 5.5 out of ten. I generally like the movies of the Coen brothers, but I could not get interested in what was going on. I was totally and completely disinterested in what was going on, and what the point was. This is in contrast to movies such as their A SERIOUS MAN, in which I was not sure what was going on, but was keenly interested in figuring it out and finding out what would happen. There were moments when I really regretted how bad this movie was for me. Scarlett J, Ralph Fiennes and Tilda Swinton are all favourite actors of mine. Their performances were not deep or meaningful, but the characters seemed briefly interesting, and it made me aware of what a lost opportunity it was. George clooney, who I sometimes like, was not especially good in this. Make of it what you will.... you might like it more than I did.