A fun and quirky feature debut by Wes Anderson (fun and quirky being his middle names) that feels more like a low budget training ground for a fledgling artist than a great cinematic accomplishment.
Taken into period context this must have seemed like just another mid-90s low-life/gangster/caper black comedy (which were all the rage at the time) but out of context it’s a rather heart warming tale of two nobodies trying hard to do nothing in particular and getting nowhere.
The early signs of Anderson’s technical trademarks are all in place (the whip-pans, the POV shots, the bird-like physical movements) as are his thematic ones (emotional turmoil, unrequited love, spiritual boredom), but it’s dramatic rough edges, comedic misfires and dismal location cinematography reminds us that Anderson’s best work was yet to come.
Sparsely engaging but still above it’s peers.
3/5
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