The French Dispatch | Full Movie | Movies Anywhere

This is Anderson at his most crowd-pleasing.

A lovely nod to journalism and good ol' print media of yesteryear.

The richness of its world-building is a delight, as ever, but the heart that elevated Moonrise Kingdom is not in such ready evidence here, nor the sharp wit and effervescent storytelling of The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Alas, unlike his best films there is a lack of cohesive control in "The French Dispatch". I don't necessarily think Anderson has it in him to make a "bad" movie, but this one felt minor. The ADD here is through the roof.

Accompanying all this, Anderson's extraordinary eye for physical comedy, for the mechanics of film gags, makes the film come alive at times...