Cannes debut of Francis Ford Coppola's ambitious epic 'Megalopolis' draws wildly mixed reviews

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Cannes debut of Francis Ford Coppola's ambitious epic 'Megalopolis' draws wildly mixed reviews
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With reviews ranging from 'a folly of gargantuan proportions' to 'the craziest thing I've ever seen,' the Thursday premiere of Francis Ford Coppola's self-financed opus 'Megalopolis' at the Cannes Film Festival had everyone talking.

With reviews ranging from 'a folly of gargantuan proportions' to 'the craziest thing I've ever seen,' the Thursday premiere of Francis Ford Coppola's self-financed opus 'Megalopolis' at the Cannes Film Festival had everyone talking.The wildly ambitious film was a passion project the 85-year-old director had been pondering for decades and stood as the most anticipated debut at this year's festival.

' Tim Grierson for Screen Daily called it a 'disaster' 'stymied by arbitrary plotting and numbing excess.' Kevin Maher for the Times of London wrote that it's a 'head-wrecking abomination.' Critic Jessica Kiang said 'Megalopolis' 'is a folly of such gargantuan proportions it's like observing the actual fall of Rome.'But some critics responded with admiration for the film's ambition.

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