Hail, Caesar! - Would That It Were So Simple Scene (2/10) | Movieclips

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Laurence (Ralph Fiennes) tries to teach Hobie (Alden Ehrenreich) how to act in his scene.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
Slick Hollywood fixer Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin) is pressed into action when superstar actor Baird Whitlock (George Clooney) is kidnapped and held for ransom by a mysterious group. Mannix races to quietly collect the ransom money without gossip columnists Thessaly and Thora Thacker (Tilda Swinton in a dual role) catching wind of the scandal. Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, Jonah Hill, Frances McDormand, and Channing Tatum co-star in this comedy set in Hollywood's golden age. Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.

CREDITS:
TM & © Universal (2016)
Cast: Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Producers: Tim Bevan, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Eric Fellner, Robert Graf
Screenwriters: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

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[elleesse]

0:41 His facial reaction as the realisation of what kind of actor the studio has saddled him with washes over him is priceless. Ralph Fiennes is truly on e of the best in the business.

[truantbuick]

Really great scene. Glad they don't ham it up too much. Hobie seems like he's genuinely trying so hard; he's not being played as an idiot, just somebody out of his element.

[viggiomorgenstein]

Love how he gets mad at his gesture and slaps his hand down, but then gestures himself afterwards 😆

[Jaqen-HGhar]

The irony of people thinking he's a bad actor because he's doing an amazing job at acting like a bad acting having trouble with this line is astonishing and no wonder people disagree with critics so much.

[davidgerald]

I like how they reduced it down to..."its complicated"....very underrated movie

[shaunbang]

It’s so funny they’re focusing on the “t’wuhhh” but he says “simple” super southern accented lmao

[zachrizzo]

Ralph Fiennes is one of the more underrated great actors ever

[SuperEgo]

This scene gets funnier and funnier every time I watch it.

[desktopshorts]

A good actor doing a great job of pretending to be a bad actor who wants to be a brilliant actor.
I've got faith in the guy for 'Solo' anyway, this film sold me.

[mattguerra]

I love the actress's reaction the first time he attempts the line reading.

[keauxgeigh]

Chewbacca: *NGRAAAWR*
Han Solo: Woodiditwer so simple.

[nunc-hic-stans]

One of the best scenes/parts in this movie. I first saw Alden in Beautiful creatures and thought he had that 40's/50's hollywood beauty, like a Tony Curtis handsome and I like to think whoever casted him here saw the same, plus he can act. He's perfect for both Hobie facets.

[peterfrank]

The actress not only acts, but she actually looks, quite exactly like she was from a picture shot in that era.

[maxharrison]

“Would that it were so simple” *trippingly*

“Would that it were so simple trippingly”

“Waitno-“

[caronstout]

A concise scene from a movie that perfectly illustrates the"Old Hollywood System" that treated actors like cattle and controlled their careers.

[mbl]

This is an imperfect film with brilliant set pieces. This scene has the perfect rhythm, the perfect tempo, the perfect acting. Worthy of being studied, individually, in the best film schools. Even in their least successful films, the Cohen brothers show why they have earned their well-deserved reputation.

[MrLeopoldho]

Funny scene, it gave me a Mirthless Chuckle

[lekmusic]

How bout … closing the door, the foot squeaks echoing, the two shifts on the couch after sitting down … genius!

[belconetto]

Both actors play superbly, that.s why the scene is timelessly funny

[timidshadow]

I love this scene. So simple.. yet so.. complicated.