{"id":26242,"date":"2024-09-25T23:13:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T03:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=26242"},"modified":"2024-09-25T23:15:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T03:15:06","slug":"megalopolis-video-review-francis-ford-coppola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=26242","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Megalopolis&#8221; Video Review: Coppola\u2019s Ambitious Modern Roman Epic is a Total Disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oscar-winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola has spent nearly 40 years of making his magnum opus, <\/span><b><i>Megalopolis<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a film that mixes modern-day New York City with ancient Rome to create New Rome. In this setting and constantly dreaming of the future is Adam Driver\u2019s Cesar Catalina, a brilliant inventor and architect who is always striving to achieve perfection in his building designs. One thing holding him back is that he\u2019s constantly at odds with the city\u2019s Mayor Cisero (Giancarlo Esposito), although Cesar is also in a relationship with Cisero\u2019s daughter, Julia (Nathalie Emmanuel). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also featuring a cast that includes Shia Labeouf, Aubrey Plaza, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Talia Shire, Jason Schwartzman, and more, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cinema Daily US<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has seen <\/span><b><i>Megalopolis<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and you can watch Edward Douglas\u2019 video review above.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>His Rating: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">D<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Film critic Edward Douglas has been writing about movies for over 20 years. 13 of those years was at ComingSoon.net, followed by writing for outlets such as Film Journal, Den of Geek, The New York Daily News, Gold Derby, Below the Line, and many more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHJXaNHan3UWwwUKozSB2BQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Check out more of CinemaDaily US\u2019 videos on our YouTube channel<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MegalopolisPoster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26245\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MegalopolisPoster-691x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MegalopolisPoster-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MegalopolisPoster-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MegalopolisPoster-768x1137.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MegalopolisPoster-696x1031.jpg 696w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/MegalopolisPoster.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Screenwriter\/Director: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Francis Ford Coppola<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Cast: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Giancarlo Esposito, Aubrey Plaza, Shia Labeouf, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Jason Schwartzman, Talia Shire, Kathryn Hunter, Dustin Hoffman, Chloe Fineman<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Producer: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Bederman, Fred Roos, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Production Co: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Zoetrope, Caesar Film<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Distributor:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lionsgate<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rating:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> R (Sexual Content|Nudity|Drug Use|Language|Some Violence)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Genre:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Drama, Science Fiction<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Language:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> English, Latin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Release Date (Theaters): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">September 27, 2024\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Runtime:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2 hours, 18 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>If you like this video interview, please share your comments below.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/edward-douglasgmail-com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out more of Edward Douglas\u2019 articles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can watch the trailer\u00a0 below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"pq6mvHZU0fc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Megalopolis (2024) Official Trailer - Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pq6mvHZU0fc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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