Terry Hunter reviews MEGALOPOLIS

Updated: Oct. 6, 2024 at 5:11 PM HST
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Back in the 1970’s legendary film Director Francis Ford Coppola gave us great movies like THE GODFATHER, Parts 1 &2, APOCALYPSE NOW and THE CONVERSATION. Now comes MEGALOPOLIS, a movie the 85 year old director has been planning for 40 years. Unfortunately, the film is an overstuffed, grandiose science fiction fantasy with only flashes of the director’s creative genius. It’s an unruly spectacle with a convoluted plot and too many major characters. The director himself has said many people who see his film will be saying “What in the hell was that?” And that the best way to understand MEGALOPOLIS is to watch it twice. That may be true, but I wouldn’t urge you to see it even once. (In theaters)