Megalopolis

Name: Megalopolis
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Sci-fi, Thriller
Released: 2024
Duration: 2 h 17 min
Cast: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf

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Fantasy
Drama

2024
Francis Ford Coppola
137 mins
15

Summary

The city of New Rome faces a clash between Cesar Catilina, a brilliant artist, and the greedy mayor, Franklyn Cicero. Writer/director Francis Ford Coppola's fantasy drama, starring Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito and Nathalie Emmanuel

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Review

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

James Mottram

Francis Ford Coppola writes and directs this flawed but fascinating sci-fi drama, a comment on contemporary America that embroils everything from Roman politics to Shakespeare. Set in the near-future in the decaying New Rome, the film follows Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver), an architect who wants to build "a city the people can dream about". With a curious ability to control time, he faces opposition from scheming enemies, including Giancarlo Esposito's mayor, Jon Voight's tycoon, and Shia LaBeouf's hedonistic agitator. With its characters talking in speeches, quoting scholars and poets, the film's rarefied style takes some getting used to. However, there are moments of real innovation, including a sequence of live interactive theatre. The performances see-saw between Driver's dour turn and LaBeouf's over-the-top flamboyance. But for all the wayward elements, it's impossible to deny that Coppola - like Cesar - is an artist pursuing a grand vision. As a whole, Megalopolis doesn't entirely work, but you have to admire the bravery.

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4.6/10