Made as a love letter to all things Hollywood. Moments of
this are hilarious, but seem to be laser-guided to people who know about or
work in the movie industry. It’s essential satire too, and an appropriate
companion piece to
Trumbo. During the red scare, what did people think was
going to happen? This preposterous what-if culminates in Channing Tatum, a
closeted song-and-dance man, paddling out to sea to rendezvous with a Russian
sub, carrying a headful of American “secrets.” McCarthyism brilliantly pushed
to its illogical conclusion by the Coens, winking as fast as they can. Of all
the Coens' rotating cast of repertory players -- the ensemble of nutballs -- there’s
one standout: the new kid.
Alden Ehrenreich nails his dopey cowpoke character,
who’s way more sharp and sensible than his first appearances would demonstrate.
There’s big laughs in this, at least for Hollywood types. Who knows if the rest
of the world will get it?
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