Everything...is undercooked, half-thought and damn near incomprehensible.

Beatty has made a beautiful-to-look-at film making full cinematic use of its glamorous period setting. But despite having all the ingredients for a charming movie, like Howard Hughes, Rules Don't Apply's soul remains elusive.

A richly satirical portrait of American double standards.

Beatty's lofty ambitions for this project are undone by the story and presentation's general unevenness.