“Megalopolis” Video Review: Coppola’s Ambitious Modern Roman Epic is a Total Disaster

Oscar-winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola has spent nearly 40 years of making his magnum opus, Megalopolis, 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’s 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’s constantly at odds with the city’s Mayor Cisero (Giancarlo Esposito), although Cesar is also in a relationship with Cisero’s daughter, Julia (Nathalie Emmanuel).

Also featuring a cast that includes Shia Labeouf, Aubrey Plaza, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Talia Shire, Jason Schwartzman, and more, Cinema Daily US has seen Megalopolis and you can watch Edward Douglas’ video review above.

His Rating: D

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.

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Screenwriter/Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Cast: Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Giancarlo Esposito, Aubrey Plaza, Shia Labeouf, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Jason Schwartzman, Talia Shire, Kathryn Hunter, Dustin Hoffman, Chloe Fineman

Producer: Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Bederman, Fred Roos,

Production Co: American Zoetrope, Caesar Film

Distributor: Lionsgate

Rating: R (Sexual Content|Nudity|Drug Use|Language|Some Violence)

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction

Language: English, Latin

Release Date (Theaters): September 27, 2024 

Runtime: 2 hours, 18 minutes

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