What a relief. After The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, I wasn’t alone in diagnosing Wes Anderson with a damn-near terminal case of arrested development. With this story of three brothers on a spiritual quest through India, the precocious director with a sweet tooth for all things quirky proves that he has found a way [...]
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The Wendell Baker Story
Proving once again the infinite mutability of the coming-of-age tale, The Wendell Baker Story, written by Luke and co-directed by Luke and Andrew Wilson, grafts a number of borderline absurd conceits onto a ramshackle story about a small-time con-man trying to make his way in the world. In the dappled sunlight of Austin, Texas, Wendell [...]
Wedding Crashers
Owen Wilson is cute and Vince Vaughn can make me laugh, but by the second act, the formula takes over. Wouldn’t this story be a lot more interesting if Rachel McAdams’ fiancé wasn’t a complete asshat? Still, much more enjoyable than that other “must-see” comedy of 2005, 40 Year-Old Virgin.
Wedding Crashers. David Dobkin, 2005. **
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