When you talk about big movie stars like Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson or Bryan Cranston... people often say, "I'll watch them in anything." Well, Asteroid City puts that notion to the test.
This is a movie that's weird even by Wes Anderson's standards. It actually feels more like a parody of a Wes Anderson movie. And not in a good way.
I would describe it like this: It's a movie of a TV broadcast of a play about a play... and what we see is the movie version of the play within the play within the TV show (I think I have all of that right... it's all very confusing). What's missing in all of this is any real plot or characters to care about. It's one of the most boring movies I've ever seen. I like Anderson's films, but I just didn't get this one.
This is a movie that's weird even by Wes Anderson's standards. It actually feels more like a parody of a Wes Anderson movie. And not in a good way.
I would describe it like this: It's a movie of a TV broadcast of a play about a play... and what we see is the movie version of the play within the play within the TV show (I think I have all of that right... it's all very confusing). What's missing in all of this is any real plot or characters to care about. It's one of the most boring movies I've ever seen. I like Anderson's films, but I just didn't get this one.