Saturday, February 6, 2016

Hail, Caesar!

Hail, Caesar! is a comedy by the Coen Brothers that takes place in the 1950s Hollywood. Baird Whitlock (George Clooney) is the biggest star on Earth and is kidnapped with only a day left to shoot the biggest blockbuster of the year. Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin) is the studio executive trying to keep the studio running business as usual and putting out fires daily to keep their actors in line and avoiding unwanted news stories.
Not only do the Coen Brothers deliver a monstrous cast of heavy hitters, they also put out a great show. Every actor gives an awesome performance, but especially Channing Tatum as the "song and dance guy" Burt Gurney. Tatum shows his singing and dancing chops doing a six minute tap dance number that was thoroughly entertaining and is reminiscent of Gene Kelly.
There were a few twists that I didn't see coming which added to my enjoyment of the film, and I highly recommend it for anyone who enjoys the Coen Brothers' other works or loves the films of the 1950s.

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