Review by josiv89

Idk man...his stuff is just hit or miss for me. I've seen a decent chunk of his films and while some were hits (LOVE the Fantastic Mr. Fox) most of his movies just aren't for me. And this was something in the middle. Great filmmaker-sure. But he's not really my taste and if you're like me, this will more than likely do very little to sway you in the other direction.

But I somehow get sucked in out of curiosity almost every time, so I give Wes credit there. The quirky and monotone humor with some dark subject material and shallow plot just doesn't do much for me. Speaking on Astroid City in particular, it is exhausting how all of his characters are very well written and multi-layered and yet present themselves as one-dimensional on the surface; it's no longer clever and I'm now rarely feeling intrigued or inquisitive. The irony and wit goes in full overdose which makes this Wes Anderson movie his most Wes Anderson movie to date which, depending on your taste is for better or for worse (worse for me), but also the most beautifully shot of the work I've seen of his with a decent but shallow premise, which saves it but not enough. But I feel like I can copy and paste this exact same review for so much of his other recent work.

Wes Anderson fans will love this but it doesn't go or do beyond much else for casual moviegoers. And it appears that even some cinephiles are feeling the fatigue as well.