Scene by scene, the movie is a bit uneven, but it's never long before it presents a moment of genuine glee, whether it be Mannix's presentation of the Hail, Caesar script to a group of religious luminaries for review («The Bible, of course, is terrific,» Mannix allows, sounding for an instant like Donald Trump); a marvelous exchange in which Fiennes's director tries to get through to his out - of - his - depth new star (respond to her «importuning,» he advises, with a «mirthless chuckle»); or an extended, gloriously homoerotic Tatum tap - dance number entitled «No Dames.&r
Scene by
scene, the movie is a bit uneven, but it's never long before it presents a moment of genuine glee, whether it be Mannix's presentation of the Hail, Caesar script to a group of religious luminaries for review («The Bible, of course, is terrific,» Mannix allows, sounding for an instant like Donald Trump); a marvelous exchange in which Fiennes's director tries to get through to his out - of - his - depth new star (respond to her «importuning,» he advises, with a «mirthless chuckle»); or an extended, gloriously homoerotic Tatum tap - dance number entitled «No Dames.&r
scene, the movie is a bit uneven, but it's never long before it presents a moment of genuine glee, whether it be Mannix's presentation of the Hail, Caesar script to a group of religious luminaries for review («The Bible, of course, is
terrific,» Mannix allows, sounding for an instant like Donald Trump); a marvelous exchange in which Fiennes's director tries to get through to his out - of - his - depth new star (respond to her «importuning,» he advises, with a «mirthless chuckle»); or an extended, gloriously homoerotic Tatum tap -
dance number entitled «No Dames.»
There is an ethereal beauty (and yes, sensuality) to the
scenes with Elisa and the amphibian man, and it even leads to a
terrific song («You'll Never Know» by Renee Fleming) and
dance dream sequence.