josh brolin, seen here with tilda swinton is eddie mannix, a studio fixer for capitol pictures in 1950's hollywood. eddie's job is to keep the studio stars out of the tabloid headlines. and he has his hands full, especially with their biggest star, baird whitlock, george clooney, a dim-witted doofus who biblical epic, "hail, caesar." >> you're going to believe every word you say. you are going to believe it because you're an actor and that is what you do. you're going to do it because the picture has worth. john: featuring an all-star ensemble cast that includes jonah hill, channing tatum and scarlet johansson, "hail, "hail, caesar" is a comedy homage to old time hollywood. it's fun, if a bit fractured that's both hit and miss. but if you're a fan of hollywood's golden age, you'll forgive the misses and enjoy all the hilarious hits. "hail, caesar," not their best, but what the hail, it's a coen brothers film. for kcci 8 news, this is "john pascuzzi at the movies." todd: next week john reviews, a movie. it is called "deadpool", more: big changes so, let me get this straight -- u.s. cell