I almost turned this off after 30 minutes. It's that sort of film.
Very confused, expensive, glossy spectacle, this is, interesting rather than enjoyable.
I felt NO emotional connection with ANy character - a problem when an audience has to care about characters when good or bad stuff happens to them.
Some great-looking scenes, a couple of shocks and twists. But the plot all seems very pointless.
Nice to see Giancarlo Esposito who shone so bright in Breaking Bad, and real movie stars too, like Dustin Hoffman, looking very doddery but then he is 87.
Not sure if it is meant to be a satire on the USA and Trump, but if so, it fails.
Watch GLADIATOR instead of 1964's CLEOPATRA or maybe THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. Or goodie-v-baddie sci-fi like Star Wars.
1.5 stars rounded up.