I'm kinda bewildered by how much audiences seem turned off by this film. I can understand it not being someone's cup of tea, but there's nothing really offensively bad about it to inspire walk-outs or loads of F CinemaScore grades...
+GreenGretel It's meant to be a comedy, so people's reactions will depend on if they think it's funny or not. Personally, and I'm not alone, I simply do not 'get' the Coen brothers' humour, so the whole thing falls flat and becomes one long turgid experience. There is also very little in the way of plot or character development, so it leaves nothing, but the set piece scenes, to hang on to. That's why people are walking out on it.
@@1qwasz12 I'm not Andy G and I actually like / love most of Coen Brothers' back catalogue, but I just couldn't for the life of me get into this one. I just didn't "get" it. And I realise your first instinct is probably to just say, "well, you probably didn't 'get' the other ones, either" but you'll just have to take my word for it ... The Big Lebowski is top 3 comedies of all time, in my opinion; it is _ridiculously_ good. I just didn't like this movie at all. Can you at least see how this movie is _different_, comedically speaking, to Burn After Reading, The Big Lebowski, etc.? Can you see how one might like one and not the other?
I remember being stuck at home with terrible sciatica for months, and finally one day taking a street car to a quiet matinee in our sunset district to see this. I literally bathed in it. It was healing. Even Brolin's hair in this on the big screen is beautiful. A film that gets better over time, as did Intolerable Cruelty. Generous warm stuff, with a mad quality. And this film is gorgeous to look at. A rendezvous in a cozy Chinese restaurant, loaded with period detail, a private booth with it's own fish tank, seemed a place you could stay in forever. And Brolin's character is fascinating. He's not slick. He wants the best for his wife and his job. Thank you, Coen brothers. Maybe we'll see you at Perry's again some day.
I think this might be the first time ever that I've walked out of the auditorium thinking "That film was short. It could have done with being half an hour longer!" It reminded me a lot of Burn After Reading, and also of What Just Happened. I knew I was going to enjoy it once I'd seen Robert Picardo's cameo.
Honestly, I loved this film. I don't understand where people are finding this supposed, deterrent aspect of "self-indulgence", as I see this more as societal commentary and recreation on the ideals of power. Also, I was laughing steadily almost all the way through.
saw it last night - there were a lot of walk outs and it maybe wasn't the best film for a date but I loved it. it felt like you were snooping around a movie studio poking your head through a door and getting weird snapshots of all the movies being filmed
I understand this film may not be a Coen Brothers Classic like Fargo or No Country for Old Men but it certainly is not one of the worst films ever made and yet, there many people out there (barring critics) that are treating it like it is. I really don't understand this.
After I saw it I liked it, but the more I think about it the more I adore it. That ingenious Ralph Feinnes and Alden Ehrenreich scene I can’t stop rewatching!
I'm pleased this is a thumbs up from Mark. sometimes the Coen's a way off the mark (intolerable cruelty anyone?) but it sounds like this might be worth a look.
+MrLeroy252 Intolerable Cruelty has one of the funniest scenes in Modern Cinema esp. 'I'm gonna nail your Ass! I'm gonna nail his ass' & the Asthama Pump scene in the climax.
Film reviews are always subjective, which is why I generally don't pay much attention to reviews. I need a reviewer who's subjective taste mirrors my own. Mark Kermode is that reviewer. I've read several reviews of this movie, but this is the first that mentioned the Lockheed recruiter. To me, that was the key to the film. The recruiter tries to lure Eddie Mannix away from the studio by telling him that he can work with serious professionals on real work, and he won't have to work impossible hours putting up with a bunch of lunatics. But in the end, Eddie stays with the studio, because he really loves those lunatics and what they do. I have rarely seen a film that shows so much genuine affection for its subject matter.
Utterly loved this movie, visually, but also because I cant recall being in a cinema screen where so many people were roaring with laughter, including myself.... apart from one couple who got up and walked out 20mins in.
I was actually really disapointed with Hail, Caesar. I'm a big Cohen Brothers fan, but it just felt so aimless. All the individual performances were great, but they didn't nail the farce aspect they've done so well before (which is the tone I presumed they were going for), it was just a collection of disjointed, mildly amusing scenes for me. At least it wasn't as intolerable as Intolerable Cruelty. Maybe I wasn't in the right mood or just a bit tired, but I'll give it another shot. It took a couple of viewings of The Big Lebowski to understand what the hell was going on - which makes it funnier when you do know what's coming and how it all weaves together. Perhaps this will be the same.
I'm a fan of the Coens' Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink and Fargo so looked forward to this. I hated Hail, Caesar! I couldn't wait for it to end and that was splitting it into two sittings because I just could not persevere at one point.
I must say, I really did love this film. I actually thought it was ultimately quite poignant in its way. I mean my absolute favourite Coen film is O Brother Where Art Thou, and this was probably the closest to that in terms of tone. And the line "SQUINT! SQUINT AGAINST THE GRANDEUR" just had me in stitches
Only just caught it, have to say I also laughed all the way through. I can't quite put my finger on why, but this film hit all the right notes for me. Excellent!
The dark hidden depths of Hail Caesar -- it's secret beating heart -- has yet to be fully deciphered. There is a looming apocalypse motif, a discussion of religious motifs and spiritual consequences. It still needs decoding.
I think Mark was too kind here. It was a mildly amusing nostalgia trip, but with almost no plot and so many indulgent scenes, it ended up being quite dull. Disappointing that the funniest bits are all in the trailer.
+Scorpicus Sometimes it's pleasurable to see a film that lacks a Plot with a capital P if the meandering/digressions/vignettes are enjoyable enough to you. These types of films will always be very YMMV, though, definitely.
+Scorpicus just saw the movie tonight and I wholeheartedly agree with every word you wrote. Two people in the cinema laughed hysterically all the way through it, everyone else giggled now and again. Great set-pieces and detail, dead pacing, nothing else. There's a great film in there but it needs re-cut with a proper soundtrack imho. Trailer has the best bits.
I agree with everything you're saying, though I loved the film. The first exposure is revealing all these set piece's which are intended to add merit on their own value, the "magic" (or plot) reveals on repeat viewing, though if it doesn't grip you on first pass there's little chance of that happening. I laughed like a drain throughout, then I digested and thought how odd that so many pieces were UTTERLY irrelevant (ScarJo's scene's being an obvious example), so I watched it again and laughed all the way through again. For me, peak Coen is the Big Lebowski, I only mention that so you have a barometer of my taste.
+hahaha430 ah ok thank you! I find it really weird how films come out in the U.S. and then eventually arrive in the UK like 6 months later when all the buzz around them has died down; it seems kind of belated and out of place
+CherryEM yeah, it is kind of counter intuitive now with the Internet and so much piracy, but film distribution is still pretty old fashioned. The distribution companies decide when the film should be released in each country, and in how many theatres to make the most money. I'm guessing fear of the movie being dwarfed by star wars and other Oscar contenders that aren't animation led them to release Anomalisa much later in the UK.
I agree- it is a love letter to the old Hollywood. It gets funnier each time you view it. It accurately, if exaggeratedly, captures the mood, absurdity, innocence, depravity and contradictions of Hollywood. It also has a hero- Josh Brolin, whose character believes in what he is doing. His slapping around of George Clooney never gets old...
Really enjoyable film. Hairs stood up on the back of my neck when Baird declared his adoration of Christ near the end of the movie. Reminded me of Sam Rockwell's transcendent acting scene in A midsummer nights dream.
20 people in the cinema, nobody laughed, I giggled twice (thank you Picardo and Fiennes), one person walked out, by the end i couldn't care less and felt short-changed. A movie of references, nice to look at, boring, unfunny, disappointingly flat. Will watch The Grand Budapest Hotel again and pretend Fail, Caesar! doesn't exist. Up your game Coens!
"i like the idea of a (two) COMEDY based in just cutting appearances together from famous actors (middle aged then old) who are just there for one scene and further cameos. it gives the idea that we are fleshing out an industry" "A comedy about people putting on a play. someone is an assistant and wife to a famous comedian. we see hotels and launches and hilarious breakdowns. it's us watching a woman going through divorce and how the industry treats her age, a woman who does not want children, questions her talent and success because it is linked to man, a man who wears a suit everywhere, betrayal/sides people take to survive in the industry, her redemption" “And really the main character is the play. All characters in service of it. We meet people in the middle of scenes” "imagine too a commentary on the entertainment industry, similar to the police force and see a silent war as well, that protects itself while hurting another group"
I liked scenes in it but I felt that it was all very disjointed. Half of the scenes seemed entirely unrelated to each other. It was quite enjoyable but I couldn’t really like it because the lack of a clear path made it seem a little pointless. Great performances throughout but all in a film which seemed a little lost. That’s just my view, Kermode is undoubtably far more correct in his views than mine.
I thought the Hobie/Lawrence bit went on too long: worst scene of the movie. I did go to IMDB and gave it ten stars! This is the Coen's best film since No Country... A must see for movie lovers, whatever their tastes.
I honestly couldn't decide whether it was a condemnation of the Studio System Era or an homage to it...it exhibited the ridiculousness of the whole landscape while emulating it so faithfully.
I had a good time with this movie and can't say I was ever bored, but I agree that it might have benefitted from having more of a "point" or perhaps a sense of something being at stake. A very entertaining series of vignettes, though.
Just watched this and I thought it was an excellent throwaway film. The only real gripe I have is that the best character is hardly in it. I could watch an entire film of Ralph Fiennes as the director
I feel the film was better the more you knew about film making of the time period. I found it easy to like but not quite love. I should point out that this was the first Coen Brothers' film I've seen.
So my parents have just come back from seeing this and rated it 0/100. I don't know whether the film is actually bad or they're being rubbish at watching films. (They got confused by Harry Potter's plot and love the Meet the Parents trilogy)
Terrible film I gave a second chance, convinced I'd missed something on first viewing. Messy, plot lines that go nowhere, just a huge disappointment for me. The odd amusing moment only serves to point up the meaningless set pieces. It's not at all as funny as Kermode makes out. At the end, on both viewings, I was ready for it to get to the point.
I lost patience with it. It started off real slow and then kinda fizzled out altogether for me. I never want to watch it again and I really enjoy most Cohen brothers movies. The plot wasn't worthy of being lost but they managed to lose it anyway. It will never be in anyones top five Cohen brothers movies. Mark must have been on something when he watched it. Laughing gas ?
i was disappointed by hail ceaser! Only laughed out loud twice, and didn't really enjoy it, didn't get the plot, n in the end found it pretty boring. the clip they played here is the best bit in the film
Missed the mark comedy and plot wise. The Ralph Fiennes scene you showed was by far the funniest moment of the film, so it's definitely not a good mark of how much you'll enjoy the rest of the film. The most disappointing movie i've seen in years.
Watched this recently and was really disappointed. It's a great premise poorly executed in my opinion. It's not a fast moving film anyway but at the moment Clooney gets kidnapped it becomes unbearably slow and drags on right to the end. Needed a sharper script and snappier editing to make a flimsy idea work. Shame, there's a good movie in there somewhere.
Average on the first watch, but improved on the second watch! Have to say that it is one of the most mismarketed movies, though. The trailer is so misleading about the cast and the story!
"trying too hard"... this is completely antithesis to everything The Dude stands for. Tut, tut. You disappoint me, Dr. Kermode. I've yet to see this, but any similarity to The Big Lebowski will be a plus, in my book!
Just came back from watching. My god this movie was all over the place. Would I watch this film a second time for free. No. Its pretty dull and not that engaging as the trailers make out.
Why did it take so long for people to put Ralph Fiennes in comedies. Genius!
+92680BOYD I've seen it and he's great in it. It's pretty recent, just a couple of years ago.
+Chris Spicer Hopefully Mr Fiennes will be on the Coen brothers rotation now.
Absolutely sublime in The Grand Budapest Hotel. One of my favourite film performances
“Would that it’were so simple.”
To be fair, he wasn't particularly comedic in Schindler's.
Loved Hail, Caesar!
Not only a loveletter to that era of movies, but also a wonderfully witty satire
Classic Kermode and Mayo interaction at the end there.
+Alberto Sada "I don't like wacky..."
So where is that on that on the Goofy-Zany spectrum, then?
I'm kinda bewildered by how much audiences seem turned off by this film. I can understand it not being someone's cup of tea, but there's nothing really offensively bad about it to inspire walk-outs or loads of F CinemaScore grades...
+GreenGretel It's meant to be a comedy, so people's reactions will depend on if they think it's funny or not. Personally, and I'm not alone, I simply do not 'get' the Coen brothers' humour, so the whole thing falls flat and becomes one long turgid experience. There is also very little in the way of plot or character development, so it leaves nothing, but the set piece scenes, to hang on to. That's why people are walking out on it.
@@andyg9835 How old are you?
@@1qwasz12 I'm not Andy G and I actually like / love most of Coen Brothers' back catalogue, but I just couldn't for the life of me get into this one. I just didn't "get" it. And I realise your first instinct is probably to just say, "well, you probably didn't 'get' the other ones, either" but you'll just have to take my word for it ... The Big Lebowski is top 3 comedies of all time, in my opinion; it is _ridiculously_ good. I just didn't like this movie at all.
Can you at least see how this movie is _different_, comedically speaking, to Burn After Reading, The Big Lebowski, etc.? Can you see how one might like one and not the other?
@@ElPeejerino Whereas I'm the sort of weirdo who isn't mad about Big Lebowski but loves Hail Caesar! Always so subjective with comedy
@@andyg9835 ah come on the "no dames" number? The part where the communists watch the ransom money sink to the bottom of the ocean?
I remember being stuck at home with terrible sciatica for months, and finally one day taking a street car to a quiet matinee in our sunset district to see this. I literally bathed in it. It was healing. Even Brolin's hair in this on the big screen is beautiful. A film that gets better over time, as did Intolerable Cruelty. Generous warm stuff, with a mad quality. And this film is gorgeous to look at. A rendezvous in a cozy Chinese restaurant, loaded with period detail, a private booth with it's own fish tank, seemed a place you could stay in forever. And Brolin's character is fascinating. He's not slick. He wants the best for his wife and his job. Thank you, Coen brothers. Maybe we'll see you at Perry's again some day.
I laughed at the scene with the four religious guys round the table.
Glad to hear Miller's Crossing getting love after all this time. One of my favourite films, Really looking forward to seeing this as well!
+Karl Karlos me. honestly one of the only coen bros films that doesn't do anything for me. that and hudsucker proxy...
@@CS-mo7xp noooo ! Millers crossing is by far their best film
@@keithreay767 Hmmmm, the “why didn’t they go with him into the woods” question will always taint the film for me slightly.
I think this might be the first time ever that I've walked out of the auditorium thinking "That film was short. It could have done with being half an hour longer!" It reminded me a lot of Burn After Reading, and also of What Just Happened. I knew I was going to enjoy it once I'd seen Robert Picardo's cameo.
Yeah, there’s definitely a lot of Burn After Reading about this.
Honestly, I loved this film. I don't understand where people are finding this supposed, deterrent aspect of "self-indulgence", as I see this more as societal commentary and recreation on the ideals of power. Also, I was laughing steadily almost all the way through.
Alden Ehrenreich was amazing, and Tatum can freakin dance!
Couldn’t agree more.
saw it last night - there were a lot of walk outs and it maybe wasn't the best film for a date but I loved it. it felt like you were snooping around a movie studio poking your head through a door and getting weird snapshots of all the movies being filmed
I understand this film may not be a Coen Brothers Classic like Fargo or No Country for Old Men but it certainly is not one of the worst films ever made and yet, there many people out there (barring critics) that are treating it like it is. I really don't understand this.
Hilarious. My only regret - it was too short. I would have loved mini-series on TV.
After I saw it I liked it, but the more I think about it the more I adore it. That ingenious Ralph Feinnes and Alden Ehrenreich scene I can’t stop rewatching!
I'm pleased this is a thumbs up from Mark. sometimes the Coen's a way off the mark (intolerable cruelty anyone?) but it sounds like this might be worth a look.
The Lady Killers ewww
+MrLeroy252 Intolerable Cruelty has one of the funniest scenes in Modern Cinema esp. 'I'm gonna nail your
Ass! I'm gonna nail his ass' & the Asthama Pump scene in the climax.
Burn After Reading is kinda weak too. It's still funny though.
Film reviews are always subjective, which is why I generally don't pay much attention to reviews. I need a reviewer who's subjective taste mirrors my own. Mark Kermode is that reviewer.
I've read several reviews of this movie, but this is the first that mentioned the Lockheed recruiter. To me, that was the key to the film. The recruiter tries to lure Eddie Mannix away from the studio by telling him that he can work with serious professionals on real work, and he won't have to work impossible hours putting up with a bunch of lunatics. But in the end, Eddie stays with the studio, because he really loves those lunatics and what they do. I have rarely seen a film that shows so much genuine affection for its subject matter.
Utterly loved this movie, visually, but also because I cant recall being in a cinema screen where so many people were roaring with laughter, including myself.... apart from one couple who got up and walked out 20mins in.
I saw Jeff Lewis from The Guild in the background... so its got that going for it.
+okrajoe His facial expressions, for his short involvement, are still as eye-brow-tastic as always.
I was actually really disapointed with Hail, Caesar. I'm a big Cohen Brothers fan, but it just felt so aimless. All the individual performances were great, but they didn't nail the farce aspect they've done so well before (which is the tone I presumed they were going for), it was just a collection of disjointed, mildly amusing scenes for me. At least it wasn't as intolerable as Intolerable Cruelty. Maybe I wasn't in the right mood or just a bit tired, but I'll give it another shot. It took a couple of viewings of The Big Lebowski to understand what the hell was going on - which makes it funnier when you do know what's coming and how it all weaves together. Perhaps this will be the same.
I'm a fan of the Coens' Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink and Fargo so looked forward to this. I hated Hail, Caesar! I couldn't wait for it to end and that was splitting it into two sittings because I just could not persevere at one point.
The clip they showed was easily the funniest scene in the movie.
I thought there were 5 or 6 scenes with multiple laughs each. I think the film nukes Mark's laugh test.
The theology debate was my favorite scene.
I don’t think the clip they showed is complete without the scene later on in Frances McDormand’s office though.
I must say, I really did love this film. I actually thought it was ultimately quite poignant in its way. I mean my absolute favourite Coen film is O Brother Where Art Thou, and this was probably the closest to that in terms of tone. And the line "SQUINT! SQUINT AGAINST THE GRANDEUR" just had me in stitches
"I don't like wacky"
When Courtney Love fired Ralph Carney off her MTV concert special, the quote was "I'm not a big fan of wacky." He told me this.
Only just caught it, have to say I also laughed all the way through. I can't quite put my finger on why, but this film hit all the right notes for me. Excellent!
This is the best review of this film I've seen so far imo.
+Kevin Latta Watch the Whattheflick review
The dark hidden depths of Hail Caesar -- it's secret beating heart -- has yet to be fully deciphered. There is a looming apocalypse motif, a discussion of religious motifs and spiritual consequences. It still needs decoding.
I think Mark was too kind here. It was a mildly amusing nostalgia trip, but with almost no plot and so many indulgent scenes, it ended up being quite dull. Disappointing that the funniest bits are all in the trailer.
+Scorpicus I think a lot was going on but you had to really look hard enough to find it.
+Scorpicus Sometimes it's pleasurable to see a film that lacks a Plot with a capital P if the meandering/digressions/vignettes are enjoyable enough to you. These types of films will always be very YMMV, though, definitely.
+Scorpicus just saw the movie tonight and I wholeheartedly agree with every word you wrote. Two people in the cinema laughed hysterically all the way through it, everyone else giggled now and again. Great set-pieces and detail, dead pacing, nothing else. There's a great film in there but it needs re-cut with a proper soundtrack imho. Trailer has the best bits.
watched it for the second time, loving it and look forward to seeing it again . . .
I agree with everything you're saying, though I loved the film. The first exposure is revealing all these set piece's which are intended to add merit on their own value, the "magic" (or plot) reveals on repeat viewing, though if it doesn't grip you on first pass there's little chance of that happening.
I laughed like a drain throughout, then I digested and thought how odd that so many pieces were UTTERLY irrelevant (ScarJo's scene's being an obvious example), so I watched it again and laughed all the way through again.
For me, peak Coen is the Big Lebowski, I only mention that so you have a barometer of my taste.
Where's his review of Anomalisa?
+CherryEM Next week. It releases next week.
+hahaha430 ah ok thank you! I find it really weird how films come out in the U.S. and then eventually arrive in the UK like 6 months later when all the buzz around them has died down; it seems kind of belated and out of place
+CherryEM yeah, it is kind of counter intuitive now with the Internet and so much piracy, but film distribution is still pretty old fashioned. The distribution companies decide when the film should be released in each country, and in how many theatres to make the most money. I'm guessing fear of the movie being dwarfed by star wars and other Oscar contenders that aren't animation led them to release Anomalisa much later in the UK.
This review pretty much sums up how I feel about the movie. I really enjoyed it
I know a lot of people really like The Big Lebowski (I do too), but this is the one that the more I watch it, the more I like it.
I agree- it is a love letter to the old Hollywood. It gets funnier each time you view it. It accurately, if exaggeratedly, captures the mood, absurdity, innocence, depravity and contradictions of Hollywood. It also has a hero- Josh Brolin, whose character believes in what he is doing. His slapping around of George Clooney never gets old...
Is it just me or has the good doctor not done any impersonations of anyone in a long time?
Really enjoyable film. Hairs stood up on the back of my neck when Baird declared his adoration of Christ near the end of the movie. Reminded me of Sam Rockwell's transcendent acting scene in A midsummer nights dream.
A zen question: If you laugh all alone and no-one can see you, can you still look like a pillock?
7:25 Unbroken*
20 people in the cinema, nobody laughed, I giggled twice (thank you Picardo and Fiennes), one person walked out, by the end i couldn't care less and felt short-changed. A movie of references, nice to look at, boring, unfunny, disappointingly flat. Will watch The Grand Budapest Hotel again and pretend Fail, Caesar! doesn't exist. Up your game Coens!
"i like the idea of a (two) COMEDY based in just cutting appearances together from famous actors (middle aged then old) who are just there for one scene and further cameos. it gives the idea that we are fleshing out an industry"
"A comedy about people putting on a play. someone is an assistant and wife to a famous comedian. we see hotels and launches and hilarious breakdowns. it's us watching a woman going through divorce and how the industry treats her age, a woman who does not want children, questions her talent and success because it is linked to man, a man who wears a suit everywhere, betrayal/sides people take to survive in the industry, her redemption"
“And really the main character is the play. All characters in service of it. We meet people in the middle of scenes”
"imagine too a commentary on the entertainment industry, similar to the police force and see a silent war as well, that protects itself while hurting another group"
I liked scenes in it but I felt that it was all very disjointed. Half of the scenes seemed entirely unrelated to each other. It was quite enjoyable but I couldn’t really like it because the lack of a clear path made it seem a little pointless. Great performances throughout but all in a film which seemed a little lost. That’s just my view, Kermode is undoubtably far more correct in his views than mine.
Agreed.
"I don't like whacky"
A lot of people seems to consider it one of the lesser Coen films. I think it's bloody great.
They're not called The Truth, they're called The Future.
And that was in the script it was supposed to sound like that.. brilliant
So disappointed with this movie. I don't dislike any of their other work so this was surprising.
I thought the Hobie/Lawrence bit went on too long: worst scene of the movie. I did go to IMDB and gave it ten stars! This is the Coen's best film since No Country... A must see for movie lovers, whatever their tastes.
You need a grounding in Marxism to appreciate the funniest bits. Herbert Marcuse is a scream.
I honestly couldn't decide whether it was a condemnation of the Studio System Era or an homage to it...it exhibited the ridiculousness of the whole landscape while emulating it so faithfully.
I had a good time with this movie and can't say I was ever bored, but I agree that it might have benefitted from having more of a "point" or perhaps a sense of something being at stake. A very entertaining series of vignettes, though.
I wanted to like it more than I actually did. It was decent but that's about it
Just watched this and I thought it was an excellent throwaway film. The only real gripe I have is that the best character is hardly in it. I could watch an entire film of Ralph Fiennes as the director
The film is great until about half way. The musical numbers just kind of drag on a bit.
I feel the film was better the more you knew about film making of the time period. I found it easy to like but not quite love. I should point out that this was the first Coen Brothers' film I've seen.
"Up and at them"
Loved the film but the plot did disappoint in the way everything is wrapped up so neatly and quickly.
It wrapped quickly because it was about Eddie Mannix. Everything else was window dressing.
+Thomas Aitken That's what all Coen Brothers movies are like. Their characters mostly live in a universe that's random and chaotic.
Steven W Or the Coen Brothers accentuate the chaotic and random universe in which we all live.
It's not well known that early Hollywood was a religious town. Read the Mannix book The Fixers by TJ Fleming.
"turn hither and yon." 04:55
Thier best work...Millers Crossing, Raising Arizona, Barton Fink,,,....then this :)
Great review. My favourite film of 2016. Some great set pieces, it's a pity they've died out in 'regular' film.
for me its about Hollywood disconnect of reality, about speaking and understanding "working people" specially
can't wait
@@kadiummusic I surprised myself and did, it was great.
they call themselves "the future"
So my parents have just come back from seeing this and rated it 0/100. I don't know whether the film is actually bad or they're being rubbish at watching films. (They got confused by Harry Potter's plot and love the Meet the Parents trilogy)
the doctor is such a comedy and action movie snob . if it's meant to me a bit silly fun he rips it a part. movies are made for all types.
Great film - though I did do several herbs before watching it.
Terrible film I gave a second chance, convinced I'd missed something on first viewing. Messy, plot lines that go nowhere, just a huge disappointment for me. The odd amusing moment only serves to point up the meaningless set pieces. It's not at all as funny as Kermode makes out. At the end, on both viewings, I was ready for it to get to the point.
Agreed.
I lost patience with it. It started off real slow and then kinda fizzled out altogether for me. I never want to watch it again and I really enjoy most Cohen brothers movies. The plot wasn't worthy of being lost but they managed to lose it anyway.
It will never be in anyones top five Cohen brothers movies. Mark must have been on something when he watched it. Laughing gas ?
Exactly what I thought, at the moment Clooney is kidnapped the film just dies.
i was disappointed by hail ceaser! Only laughed out loud twice, and didn't really enjoy it, didn't get the plot, n in the end found it pretty boring.
the clip they played here is the best bit in the film
Missed the mark comedy and plot wise. The Ralph Fiennes scene you showed was by far the funniest moment of the film, so it's definitely not a good mark of how much you'll enjoy the rest of the film. The most disappointing movie i've seen in years.
Watched this recently and was really disappointed. It's a great premise poorly executed in my opinion. It's not a fast moving film anyway but at the moment Clooney gets kidnapped it becomes unbearably slow and drags on right to the end. Needed a sharper script and snappier editing to make a flimsy idea work. Shame, there's a good movie in there somewhere.
“ I don’t like Wacky. “
Average on the first watch, but improved on the second watch! Have to say that it is one of the most mismarketed movies, though. The trailer is so misleading about the cast and the story!
I just saw this film and while its beautiful it is a real mess.
You've got "goofy" and "zany" exactly reversed
" Would that it were so simple
"I don't like wacky." Brits.
This movie was so dull in my opinion. A few good scenes but that's all.
"trying too hard"... this is completely antithesis to everything The Dude stands for. Tut, tut. You disappoint me, Dr. Kermode. I've yet to see this, but any similarity to The Big Lebowski will be a plus, in my book!
Would that it t'were so simple
Wood thaty twair so SAMple
A weak film in comparision to the Coens' many other great ones.
It's their best movie since True Grit. And that's high praise.
Just when I thought it was getting interesting, it was over. Their worst film, for me.
Just came back from watching. My god this movie was all over the place. Would I watch this film a second time for free. No. Its pretty dull and not that engaging as the trailers make out.
You don't dream on weed.
Kermode is just trying to cover himself so he doesn't seem like the marijuana aficionado he really is