The first reviews for Megalopolis, the latest movie from The Godfather and Apocalypse Now director Francis Ford Coppola, are in after its Cannes premiere – and critics are divided, to say the least.
The sci-fi drama had been a long-time passion project for the filmmaker, who poured $120 million of his own money into production. It stars Adam Driver as Cesar Catilina, an architect with the ability to control time, who's trying to rebuild the city of New Rome into a utopia after it's destroyed in an accident. He's faced with several obstacles, though, including a corrupt mayor (Giancarlo Esposito) and a love interest with torn loyalties (Nathalie Emmanuel). The cast also includes Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jason Schwartzman, Laurence Fishburne, and Talia Shire.
