Rules Don't Apply

Review by George M. Thomas

Lily Collins and Alden Ehrenreich in Rules Don't Apply.

A larger than life figure whose influence touched aviation, general business, and Hollywood married to an old fashioned love story.

Written and directed by an old school Hollywood icon whose career has now spanned almost 60 years, RULES DON’T APPLY is Warren Beatty’s homage to the Tinseltown that existed during post-World War II, when men like Howard Hughes, a captain of industry, aviation, and film held sway over the country.

And men of such power enjoy being in control of all things at all times no matter who the person may be. That’s the observation from RULES.  But Beatty decides to have more than his share of fun tinged with poignancy in some respects with that fact.