One of Wes Andersons worst


Very boring.

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Didn't even finish it. Thank God I torrented it.

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Agreed, boring movie. I thought it started out very good. The beginning with Benicio Del Toro was actually great and I was feeling like this was going to be a good movie. But after the story moved on from him I lost interest and struggled to get throught it.

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I am a huge Wes Anderson fan. I just watched this movie for the first time over the weekend and, yes, I was disappointed. The set design was beautiful, as usual, but the rest was pretty lousy. The film moved along at an unnecessary rapid pace that was hard to follow at times. And I also found myself getting bored.

I was just plain annoyed by that story about the artist in prison. It was tedious to watch and I think Wes just wanted an excuse to show that actress in the nude multiple times. Also I was so irritated by Tilda Swinton's fake-teeth lisping that I thought about just fast-forwarding through that entire part of the film. I didn't really understand the Manifesto story, but maybe it will make more sense if I watch that part again. (I'm not a big fan of Timothee Chalamet in the first place). I guess my favorite story was the brief one featuring Owen Wilson on a bicycle. The kidnapping story reminded my of "Fantastic Mr. Fox" for some reason, although not nearly as good.

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Visually I think it's one of his best. The set pieces, the cinematography, the lighting, ect...

Story wise I agree it's easily his worst.

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I don't know about "easily his worst", but I'll allow as the story is not his strongest by any means. But as you say, visually it's magnificent. There is also some delicious comedy (my favorite being the Tilda Swinton character).

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For me easily his worst. It was a boring, slog-fest, and the only Anderson film I can honestly say I didn't like at all. Aside from the technical aspects of it of course. But I'll never watch this again

Curious of your least favorite Anderson film?

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I would actually rewatch it, just because it's just an endless parade of visual art, if nothing else.

I have not seen "The Darjeeling Express", but of his other nine films last place goes to a film that many others love: "The Royal Tenenbaums". I just find that one very grating and it's the only one I flat out dislike--although I would only barely give "Isle of Dogs" an unenthusiastic thumbs up.

The only two I would call masterpieces are this film and "The Grand Budapest Hotel".

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I think it's among his best films to date, and it is anything but boring.

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Agreed.

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Hard disagree. I consider it his second-best, barely edged out by "The Grand Budapest Hotel". I was pretty disappointed by "I Love Dogs", so I was very happy to see this return to form.

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Whoosh!

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