Asteroid City

I reviewed this film for the Hugo-winning blog Nerds of a Feather:

www.nerds-feather.com/2023/07/asteroid-city-lays-bare-scaffolding-of.html

One of the best movies I watched in 2024

One of the best movies I watched in 2024

One of the best movies I watched in 2024

Wes Anderson truly wants to entertain you, but that's secondary to relating the story he's trying to tell. Sometimes, and certainly in this movie, some of the audience are not interested in the story. For me, Wes is such a good storyteller that I'm paying attention intensely, so that I can hear him. I listened carefully all the way through, but the story was not complete until the very last frame of the credits. If you want to have a wonderful experience, watch the movie again, listen carefully, and as the final credits roll by, listen and hear the message. Oh,the message will be different if you're listening with your heart rather than with your head.

taxing comfort food, visual masterpiece

It's a Wes Anderson film, why haven't you seen it yet? You know you'll love it.

Self referencial, and forever meta, this plumbed new depths with its layers while still being classic Wes.

Simply another brilliant Wes Anderson movie. Crazy set, awesome crew, weird dialogues. Whatever negative they wrote on this movie, simply go and see it in the cinema.

Fans of Wes Anderson will certainly have a good time with "Asteroid City". Like most of the director's other projects, the film is funny, quirky, visually unique, and generally incredibly creative.On top of that, as usual, the cast is chock-full of well-known actors. Although several attempts have been made to imitate Anderson's style, no one has been successful thus far.

Despite my praises, however, there are a few weak points. I don't think Anderson's new film will persuade his detractors. On the contrary, he drifts further away from attempting to tell a coherent story. It is quite noticeable that the framework of the story is hardly present in his more recent films. Individual scenes are still often fantastic, but when combined, they don't always make for a strong overall film.

All in all, though, I continue to be satisfied. As I said, fans of Wes Anderson will definitely like "Asteroid City." And I count myself among that group for sure.

Liked this as much as some his other films, not as good as his masterpieces but still a solid Wes Anderson film with an amazing cast