145: Hail, Caesar!

Published: Feb. 23, 2016, 8 p.m.

The Coen brothers take on Hollywood with an absurdist 1950s-era tale of a guy who \u2018fixes\u2019 the messes made by his high-strung talent. When his top star is kidnapped (George Clooney, charming but not fully realised), madcap antics ensue. If you\u2019re a Coen brothers fan, you\u2019ll probably love it, and we sure got some good laughs out of it, but it\u2019s a fairly flimsy effort that could have used its talent and ideas more effectively.