A good movie

I already saw this movie but, since it was a while back and since it was on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out again. In fact, this is the first movie directed by Wes Anderson that I have ever saw and, I remember it very well, I even saw it in the movie theater when it was released. At the time, there was a lot of hype about this fairly new director and he was apparently the new US indie sensation so I was really eager to check this flick. To be honest, at the time, you have to keep in mind that it was more than 20 years ago, even though I admired the work done by Anderson and even though I thought it was pretty good, I can’t say I was really blown away. Well, it was pretty neat to re-watch it after all these years, that's for sure. Since then, I have seen all the movies directed by this unique US director, I was much more able to enjoy the damned thing and I would go as far as saying that it might be one of his best movies. As usual, he had a really impressive cast as his disposal (Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, Danny Glover) and these characters were so fun and colorful. Above all, his directing style is so unique, it is visually so neat and he has a very interesting way to handle his characters who seemed all to be more entertaining than probably actually are. To be honest, I still can't shake the idea that the whole thing was rather shallow and a little bit pretentious but, as I got acquainted with his work through the years, it is really inherent to his style. Anyway, to conclude, even though I still can't say it's one of my favorite movies, it is pretty neat though and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Wes Anderson’s work.

7/10