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WizzleJul 5, 2023

"Asteroid City" is a tedious and aimless tale that fails to captivate or engage its audience. With a combination of a meandering plot, lackluster storytelling, and controversial narrative choices, this movie unfortunately misses the mark on"Asteroid City" is a tedious and aimless tale that fails to captivate or engage its audience. With a combination of a meandering plot, lackluster storytelling, and controversial narrative choices, this movie unfortunately misses the mark on multiple levels.

One of the most significant drawbacks of "Asteroid City" is its lack of direction and purpose. The story wanders aimlessly, leaving watchers struggling to find a coherent thread or meaningful resolution. The absence of a compelling narrative arc results in a tedious watching experience, leaving little room for excitement or investment in the outcome.

Adding to the disappointment are the homosexual plot lines that are introduced throughout the story. While inclusivity and representation are important in literature, the execution of these plot lines within "Asteroid City" raises concerns. It is essential for LGBTQ+ characters and relationships to be portrayed with authenticity and respect. Unfortunately, this movie fails to achieve that, offering underdeveloped and forced narratives that feel out of place and disconnected from the overall story.

Moreover, the mention of involving children in these plot lines is deeply problematic. The portrayal of such sensitive topics requires great care and consideration to avoid crossing boundaries or engaging in inappropriate storytelling. It is essential for producers to handle these subjects with utmost sensitivity, prioritizing the well-being and safety of all characters involved. Regrettably, "Asteroid City" fails to accomplish this, adding another layer of discomfort and disappointment to an already lackluster narrative.

The writing style of "Asteroid City" also contributes to its overall failure. The dialogue lacks descriptive depth and emotional resonance, hindering viewers' ability to connect with the characters or immerse themselves in the world. This lack of skillful storytelling further amplifies the movie’s shortcomings and compounds the disappointment felt by viewers.

In conclusion, "Asteroid City" falls short on multiple fronts. The wandering and tedious narrative, coupled with poorly executed homosexual plot lines involving children, detract from any potential value the story may have held. Viewers seeking an engaging and coherent narrative will likely find themselves bored and disillusioned. It's regrettable that a movie with such potential fails to deliver, leaving behind a trail of controversy and disappointment.… Expand

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jackthemcJun 24, 2023

Just a bad movie. Plot is way too convoluted for its own good, dialogue is all but impenetrable, characters are wooden robots — such a misuse of this arsenal of a cast. The only redeeming thing about this is that Wes film style we've all comeJust a bad movie. Plot is way too convoluted for its own good, dialogue is all but impenetrable, characters are wooden robots — such a misuse of this arsenal of a cast. The only redeeming thing about this is that Wes film style we've all come to love, but you'd have a better time watching this one on mute.… Expand

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Brent_MarchantJun 23, 2023

Writer-director Wes Anderson has lost his way, and this film proves it. I realize that the auteur’s signature style of filmmaking is an acquired taste, and, to his credit, he’s made some fine pictures over the years. But this one is not amongWriter-director Wes Anderson has lost his way, and this film proves it. I realize that the auteur’s signature style of filmmaking is an acquired taste, and, to his credit, he’s made some fine pictures over the years. But this one is not among them. In fact, contrary to many of the inexplicable claims that this is his finest release, I’d contend just the opposite. It’s arguably his worst, a meandering, cryptic, unfocused piece that’s so muddled you’ll need the assistance of a search party to find your way out of it (that is, if you even care by the time the end of this overlong mess rolls around). The director appears to have become so enamored with his own eccentricity that it doesn’t even seem to matter to him whether or not viewers are on the same page as he is. Admittedly, this offering once again captures Anderson’s singularly stylish look with a stunning production design and gorgeous cinematography. But that’s all it has going for it, and that’s unfortunate given the phenomenal cast he has available to him. What’s more, despite his proficiency in creating superb visual style, he’s forgotten about pairing it with meaningful (or even interesting) substance. Its incomprehensibility and inclusion of bits that are there just for the sake of their own whimsy seriously undercut any effort to make this an intelligible work. In short, “Asteroid City” is yet another major disappointment in what is turning out to be a dreadfully dismal summer movie season. It’s likely to appeal only to diehard fans of the director (and maybe not even a lot of them this time out). If you’re on the fence about this one, consider the following two telling tipoffs: (1) when no one in the theater is laughing at what’s been billed as a comedy, that should speak volumes about it (as happened at the screening I attended); and (2) when you consider how aggressively and ubiquitously the distributors have been promoting this film in ads on TV and the internet, it’s obvious they’re trying awfully hard to peddle shabby, substandard merchandise. This is a huge waste of time and money; don’t squander yours.… Expand

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Bykovsky7Jul 16, 2023

It was Anderson's worst movie. Extremely boring and unfunny. For the first time in my life I was thinking of leaving the cinema in the middle of the movie.

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crab_stixJul 21, 2023

Asteroid City feels like a bad Wes Anderson parody that you would see on youtube that's generated by AI.

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x2OhSevenJun 27, 2023

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great camera work and acting. Story itself is… something else. Watchable, but only once, and just barely.… Expand

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silveradoJun 28, 2023

Today this movie came to my attention, it was in our local theatre. I didn't want to know too much about it, I'd like to get surprized. The first thing I noticed is that the photography is not really sharp, only when Scarlett is really closeToday this movie came to my attention, it was in our local theatre. I didn't want to know too much about it, I'd like to get surprized. The first thing I noticed is that the photography is not really sharp, only when Scarlett is really close up. Scenes filmed with dolly are very unclear.

As for the story, it could not intrigue me at all. I'd hoped there would me more science fiction to it, but no. That part stays very childish and leads to nowhere and nothing. Some scenes have their moment...but it all get lost in a fog of boring nonsense.… Expand

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VulgarisJun 28, 2023

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a story within a story. One story is about a writer who doesn't know what to do with his story. He promptly dies and nothing happens. The other is the story he wrote, which is a mess about some random people who end up in a random town in the middle of nowhere. The protagonist seems to be this widower, and nothing happens to him. He learns nothing and nothing changes, the death of his wife has no effect on him. His actor learns that there was a deleted scene in the script in which his character suffers with his wife death, but that has zero relevance. And there is an extra-terrestrial that comes to the town twice in order to track a rock and his presence has almost no effect in the story.

It all goes to prove that it doesn't matter how nice the film looks and how good is your cast, if the story is rubbish, the film is rubbish.… Expand

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MurrayT57Jul 12, 2023

I don't know what it means to be a "Wes Anderson fan" but I don't want to be one. This movie is unwatchable. I tried to watch it but couldn't for very long. Maybe you'll like it if you are a "Wes Anderson fan."

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TwiTuJul 19, 2023

I dont even know what I just watched.
Its like someone completely disconnected from reality and emotions wrote this.
Its a completely pointless movie about nothing, but written with such detail about useless things, that it seems it wasI dont even know what I just watched.
Its like someone completely disconnected from reality and emotions wrote this.
Its a completely pointless movie about nothing, but written with such detail about useless things, that it seems it was written for autists who would take that movie apart for decades, finding new things every day to uselessly talk about.
The army of well known actors is impressive and the visual style is very interesting (1 point for that), but ultimately its a completely pointless movie that could have been made by AI, before AI even had emotions added to it and tried to understand them by making this movie.… Expand

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NavyBeanJul 2, 2023

I loved Rushmore, Moonlight Kingdom, Bottle Rocket (though raw) and Tennenbaums. But I dozed off about 45 minutes into this. Woke up and didn't feel like I missed anything .. actually wished I had slept longer. I wish Wes would focus insteadI loved Rushmore, Moonlight Kingdom, Bottle Rocket (though raw) and Tennenbaums. But I dozed off about 45 minutes into this. Woke up and didn't feel like I missed anything .. actually wished I had slept longer. I wish Wes would focus instead of trying to do so many ideas in a half-assed way. I didn't get to know any of these characters at anything more than a surface level. Looks nice. Good score. Tries way too hard to be avant-garde and I will never ever watch this movie again.

Little girls are best thing about this. Make a movie with them.… Expand

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FaxthtaxJul 11, 2023

Absolute rubbish story that does not grip at any time.
As usual, top-name cast. Wes-style with weird scenes, over-saturated color.
I think at this point, Wes has Wessed himself too much.

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EludiumQ36Jul 26, 2023

"Asteroid City" (6/23/23, PG13, $46M boxoff, D/Wes Anderson) is a visually splendant, eye-candy film featuring high-contrasty pastel colors set in the American southwest of 1955 co-starring many familiar A and B-list names and that's about"Asteroid City" (6/23/23, PG13, $46M boxoff, D/Wes Anderson) is a visually splendant, eye-candy film featuring high-contrasty pastel colors set in the American southwest of 1955 co-starring many familiar A and B-list names and that's about all that's good to say about this film that didn't break-even at the box office and here's why... Wes has his actors engage in WAY too much dialogue and excruciating exposition with little to no action or intrigue. He directs his actors to speak in monotone with little to no facial expressions - this guy is deliberately making a boring film! Many, many reviewers give Wes a pass but why?! If a film school student made this, they'd be told to seek another career because they just don't get the FUNDAMENTALS of film making! The story, the plot, the performances are all just white rice bland, there's absolutely no entertainment value in this except for its color scheme. 3 stars only for the art/set/visual contributors.… Expand

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rxerickJul 21, 2023

Prefacing my review I am a fan of the following Wes Anderson movies:
Isle of Dogs
The Life Aquatic Fantastic Mr. Fox Royal Tenenbaums The Grand Budapest Hotel (One of my favorites of all time) I was hesitant to see this movie in theaters andPrefacing my review I am a fan of the following Wes Anderson movies:
Isle of Dogs
The Life Aquatic
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Royal Tenenbaums
The Grand Budapest Hotel (One of my favorites of all time)

I was hesitant to see this movie in theaters and chose to watch it at home and I hated it. The pacing of the dialogue matched Jennifer Jason Leigh's character in The Hudsucker Proxy. Not just one character, all of them. At 45 minutes I couldn't handle another second of it. No single character was endearing, interesting, or worth remembering. I don't know what else to say because if I was in the theater I would have left even sooner. I'm giving it a 2 because I was comfortable with the setting and willing to take in what happened within it. However every other aspect of the film was unbearable.… Expand

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shektSep 3, 2023

I've enjoyed Wes Anderson movies in the past. But a movie needs a good story, it's not all design. I'm sorry to say but I found this movie quite boring.

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MetacriticOnurAug 11, 2023

bad
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adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36.
not good in any manner or degree.

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