A grand opus of a Wes Anderson film, this movie is beautiful, off-beat, wonderfully acted, and thoroughly entertaining. The storytelling is often silly, utilizing clever camera moves to pull off hilarious sight-gags, it's chock-full of fantastic one-liners, and there's some screwball slapstick scenarios, but they also take a few moments to throw in some more sentimental beats. The interesting use of miniatures and the switching between aspect ratios were also some of the unique flourishes that help set this film apart from anything else out there.

4 Stars (out of 5)