With so much promotion, so many A-list actors, and even a few coveted Golden Globe nominations, it makes no sense that the epic period comedy-drama “Babylon” was such an epic flop.
Except, the failure of screenwriter/director Damien Chazelle to lure audiences with his story of “decadence, depravity, and outrageous excess [that] lead to the rise and fall of several ambitious dreamers in 1920s Hollywood” shouldn’t be surprising at all. American moviegoers are sick of seeing that same story played out in the headlines in real life. Why would they entertain themselves with more of the same?
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