I really like nearly all of Wes Anderson’s work. I heard someone say this was like Wes Anderson trying to make a Wes Anderson movie… and I agree. Not that that’s a bad thing, but things can often come across a little cheesy when someone knowingly “turns it up to 11” so to speak.
Also, it felt like this was (perhaps arguably) Anderson’s most “meta” film. Again, not terrible, but also very on the nose and not very subtle.
All said, I do feel like I would like to watch it a few more times before really cementing where I put it among Anderson’s other work. Right now it’s probably mid-tier for me.
Love to hear other people’s thoughts.
I dont think that’s a terrible criticism “Wes Anderson’s most Wes Anderson movie”). It’s kinda what I meant when I said sometimes you turn it up to 11 and it’s too much.
I don’t exactly know the right definition of contrived, but I don’t find most of his films to be whatever I have in my head as contrived, so I disagree with that