Review of Bottle Rocket (1996) by Nathan B — 12 Jun 2008

Hints of Wes Anderson's future genius can be seen in this film.

This review of Bottle Rocket (1996) was written by Nathan B on 12 Jun 2008.

Bottle Rocket has generally received positive reviews.

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I don't understand the hype about this at all. I love clever, witty comedies but this reeked of low budget, college semester project movie…

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Where it started for a number of creative talents. Solid but not that great. Wes Anderson's first and weakest effort…

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Stupid film, struggled to pay attention to it…

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Bottle Rocket is a great look at proto-Wes Anderson, and you'll see a lot of his techniques that became his trademark…

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A marvelous debut film for its director, writer and lead actors, Bottle Rocket is propelled by a fresh approach to the caper genre, with a…

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It has charming soundtrack and a likable cast, but overall Bottle Rocket doesn't know where its going…

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By Arslan K (466) on 07 Mar 2015

Anderson's debut film is a superb mix of humor and heart. With great performances from the Wilson brothers, Luke and Owen…

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