ASTEROID CITY (2023) ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
D: Wes Anderson
Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks,
Jeffrey Wright, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton,
Rupert Friend, Liev Schreiber, Tony Rev0lori,
Matt Dillon, Steve Carell, Hope Davis, Tilda Swinton,
Adrien Brody, Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe,
Margot Robbie, Bob Balaban, Fisher Stevens
Wes Anderson reaches into his magic toy box and comes up with this distinctly Wes Anderson sci-fi fantasy, set in 1955 in the desert somewhere in the vicinity of a nuclear test site.There's a story, kind of, about an alien, but, face it, nobody goes to see a Wes Anderson movie for the plot. You go for the chance to step into his eccentric dream world and hang out for a while. Viewers familiar with the director's work will feel right at home. For those who are not, welcome to Asteroid City.
