Review of The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021) by Joelgreenberg — 30 Oct 2021

I think I'm about done with Wes Anderson and his dedication to style that reflects back on him with delight and satisfaction, but provides far less of either for the viewer. Enamored as he is with anthologizing The New Yorker from its Paris days, he has little to say beyond the fact that he is a great fan.

And though that does count for something, it counts little in terms of engagement beyond a moment's delight with the passing scenic designs that slide and shift without cessation. Anderson has many admirers, to be sure, but I can't count myself as anything but one who gave it a number of opportunities to 'get it' and didn't.