I do not think I ever saw a Coen on the big screen. When I thought that I again missed one, I noticed that a local cinema plays it. Great! Perhaps even greater, this proved to be a pre-premiere, since the film will only premiere next week.
“Hail, Ceasar!” is of the Coen-screwball-type, not my preferred style of the two brothers. The film plays in a 1920’ies film studio which allows the directors to make all kind of weird scenes which later appear to be just one of the films recorded in the studio. The title of this film refers to one of the films recorded. The Coens made some funny dialogues and situations without much of a story. The kidnapping of the main actors makes a little twist, but it seems that the brothers Coen mostly wanted to say something about the film industry.
“Hail, Ceasar!” is not as funny as I expected, but there is one brilliant scene with Frances MacDormand which is particularly funny when you know that she plays in every Coen film and they literally crammed her in this time in a hilarious part.
Not the best Coen by far, but perhaps something to watch when you feel like watching something light.
