Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists, and determined assassins.
Rated 3.3 / 5 from 5 logs on Katalog
Weak Anderson outing. The style of dialogue gets really stale really fast, the plot lacked any emotional weight or impact due to the wooden acting. The positives of all his films are still there with beautiful sets, framing and choreography, but that's about it.
I get that it’s not for everyone, but it was almost tailor made for me. The ridiculous premise, the absurd cut scenes, the childishness, director-typical beautiful shots—it’s fantastic. Korda is played both straight and not, his ridiculous nine sons (some of whom are adopted; he’s playing the odds) and one daughter with green stockings under a nun habit, his physicality and roguish, ne’er do well charm, the tutor—for Korda, not his young children—hired to teach him things in his free time, William Defoe who plays the Knave—what’s not to love? The cast is unapologetically overflowing with stars, each one looking like they’re having the time of their lives. Cumberbatch is an obvious choice, but Michael Cera stole the show. I will be returning to this one, keeping it in store to watch at the end of a long, happy day, when I need something beautiful and silly to tie it all together.
