Megalopolis

Expecting zero Oscar nominations for the Academy Awards.
It will get a lot of nominations at the 45th Golden Raspberry Awards.

MEGALOPOLIS is a Roman story set in an imagined modern version of America.

The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver), a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito), who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare.

Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero (Nathalie Emmanuel), the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.

But it’s more of a creative manifesto than a cogent narrative feature. Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis is seen as an overstuffed opus that’s equal parts stimulating and slapdash.

Francis Ford Coppola’s long-in-the-making passion project collapsed under its own weight.

Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
United States (English, Latin) 2h 18min