A collection of 3 short stories, retold within the framework of reviewing 3 articles for the "French Dispatch" an expat paper based in France, bringing news of the world to Kansas.
A fun film, "typical" Wes Anderson in style, with a huge cast featuring many of his preferred collaborators, all delivering excellent performances. Dialogue as always is snappy, cinematography, and use of colour is impactful and the film carries pace which keeps you interested throughout.
That being said the flitting between black and white, and colour is a little distracting at times, and the breaking of the film's core into 3 separate short stories is a little disjointed.
Compared to The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Fantastic Mr. Fox or The Royal Tenanbaums, which had brilliant story arcs and overall plot lines over the course of a whole film, The French Dispatch suffers because not all of the 3 stories has enough time to really draw you in.
It holds your attention but you don't ever get the satisfaction at the end that so many of his other films deliver, despite the effort to pull it all together within a melancholy ending.
A fun film, "typical" Wes Anderson in style, with a huge cast featuring many of his preferred collaborators, all delivering excellent performances. Dialogue as always is snappy, cinematography, and use of colour is impactful and the film carries pace which keeps you interested throughout.
That being said the flitting between black and white, and colour is a little distracting at times, and the breaking of the film's core into 3 separate short stories is a little disjointed.
Compared to The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Fantastic Mr. Fox or The Royal Tenanbaums, which had brilliant story arcs and overall plot lines over the course of a whole film, The French Dispatch suffers because not all of the 3 stories has enough time to really draw you in.
It holds your attention but you don't ever get the satisfaction at the end that so many of his other films deliver, despite the effort to pull it all together within a melancholy ending.