"Babylon" explores the glitz, glamor, and gossip of Silent Era Hollywood while
depicting the transition from silent pictures to sound.
The film follows the rising and falling arcs of three fictional characters
that embody some of the traits and characteristics of legendary figures of that
time.
While the production moments are visually impressive, the plot threads lack
engagement, and the narrative cohesion feels
perfunctory.
The film is an evocatively wrought melodrama, but it never quite feels real. |