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Hail, Caesar!

2016

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Tilda Swinton ...

5.4

17,941

Comedy Hollywood, in the 50s. A fixer named Eddie Manix works for the studios to protect the stars of the day from deep-six scandalous stories, whether it be romantic dalliances, drug use, DUIs, arrests, serious threats, you name it.

	Author	Review
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"There is amusement to be had, engaging actors to admire and beautiful craftsmanship to behold, but the entertainment quotient is below their usual standard."	NEU
United Kingdom	Andrew Pulver The Guardian	"A superb sister film to Barton Fink (...) 'Hail, Caesar!' is a lot of fun, and beautifully crafted, too. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"Hail, Caesar! is pure, popcorn fun — a visual treat, a comedic tour de force and a sublime and sly slice of satire"	POS
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"The Coen brothers deliver a gorgeously crafted romp through vintage Hollywood in this droll and ruminative entertainment."	POS
United States	Joe Dziemianowicz New York Daily News	"A love letter to the movies (...) Star-studded and stylish, It's a looker with laughs and, alas, dull stretches. (...) a minor Coen Brothers work. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	“Hail, Caesar!” is one of those diversions that they turn out in between masterworks and duds (...) as usual with the Coens, it has more going on than there might seem"	POS
United States	Joshua Rothkopf Time Out	"A backstage Hollywood comedy that's fast and funny. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Brian Truitt USA Today	"The combination of the Coen brothers’ filmmaking acumen and George Clooney in absolute buffoon mode is again Hollywood magic. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly	"It's Coen lite, basically, but still filled with their best signatures: cracked humor, indelible characters, and cinematography so rich and saturated you want to dunk a cookie in it"	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"The Coen brothers' razzle-dazzle Hollywood comedy has more gags than plot, but George Clooney and Ralph Fiennes steal the show (...) 'Hail, Caesar!' keeps stumbling over its own best ideas. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"A wild whoosh of Coen brothers wizardry that left me laughing helplessly and filled with spiritual dread (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"There’s nothing particularly deep going on, but in a way, the very breeziness of 'Hail, Caesar!' makes it the ultimate homage to the studio era. (...) overall, this is a bright and goofy valentine to a bygone age of moviemaking."	POS

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