Fun to watch, but I think this movie wants to be important and weighty and Shakespearian and it doesn’t quite succeed on that level. Also, Eddie Izzard, who I think is great, is kinda miscast as Charlie Chaplin here. Edward Herrmann as Hearst is terrific, though.
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Jordan Hoffman is a New York-based writer and film critic working for The Guardian, Vanity Fair, Thrillist, Times of Israel, NY Daily News and elsewhere.
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