Wes Anderson, man. There is something so, so stunning about witnessing a director take each step in their own apotheosis, each one better than the last. I would say this is Anderson’s masterwork, but I know he will just blow it out of the water again next time.
A lot of people will write far better and far longer about this one, so I’ll just leave it at an expression of the most heartfelt gratitude for this man and the…
As a Notorious Scaredy-cat™️ but big fan of Agatha Christie and what Branagh has done with these, I had to tough it out and can gladly confirm that the spookiest parts are in the trailers, so be not afraid if you’re interested but also spook-averse. Thank you for listening to this PSA.
They went OFF with the mise en scène in this one.
One of the greatest moments in all of cinema is when Marius Goring looks at the camera and says “one is starved for technicolor up there.”
I’m such a hopelessly romantic sucker that this hits every time. That ending is just one of the sweetest ever put to film.
