The French Dispatch

Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: October 22, 2021

7.0	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 204 Ratings

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joelgreenbergOct 30, 2021

I think I'm about done with Wes Anderson and his dedication to style that reflects back on him with delight and satisfaction, but provides far less of either for the viewer. Enamored as he is with anthologizing The New Yorker from its ParisI think I'm about done with Wes Anderson and his dedication to style that reflects back on him with delight and satisfaction, but provides far less of either for the viewer. Enamored as he is with anthologizing The New Yorker from its Paris days, he has little to say beyond the fact that he is a great fan. And though that does count for something, it counts little in terms of engagement beyond a moment's delight with the passing scenic designs that slide and shift without cessation. Anderson has many admirers, to be sure, but I can't count myself as anything but one who gave it a number of opportunities to 'get it' and didn't.… Expand

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Solo322dollarsFeb 24, 2022

One is the most boring, heartless and unfunny movies I’ve ever seen. Children level of dialogues and very oversaturated scenes with nothing to see. Visual gimmicks and nothing more.

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ScraperNov 11, 2021

Brutally stagnant and soulless storytelling from someone so obsessed with maintaining a certain style that characters are not allowed to move lest they wrinkle their costumes. Fans are so enamored with character and scenario that they noBrutally stagnant and soulless storytelling from someone so obsessed with maintaining a certain style that characters are not allowed to move lest they wrinkle their costumes. Fans are so enamored with character and scenario that they no longer care if the movie is populated by corpses.… Expand

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imthenoobFeb 27, 2022

It's your typical Wes Anderson film with a great cast but it ultimately needs up feeling shallow and forgettable. There was no real message or meaning behind it. I'd certainly put this way down on the list of films he has created as it endedIt's your typical Wes Anderson film with a great cast but it ultimately needs up feeling shallow and forgettable. There was no real message or meaning behind it. I'd certainly put this way down on the list of films he has created as it ended up being quite a disappointment to me.… Expand

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psyberdelicMay 28, 2022

This is a stupid movie... i killed it after ten minutes of fast forwarding to see if there was anything worth watching... save your money... i'm glad it only cost me $1...

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MetacriticOnurDec 14, 2021

bad
[ bad ]

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

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NewNewAmsterdamMay 9, 2022

Pretentious and no aim / all over the place stories , from a director that showed real vision with Grand Budapest Hotel . Chaos can be a lot of fun and even more interesting than structure but needs a bit more than adoration of recent French history

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diegoserenaJan 6, 2023

Boring, boring, boring.... The usually style of the director.... Wasted money

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HummensJun 24, 2023

I don't think a film has tried my patience as much as this since Beyond the Black Rainbow, and for some of the same reasons. Both films are dreary exercises in style over substance. Wes Anderson has confused visual composition for narrativeI don't think a film has tried my patience as much as this since Beyond the Black Rainbow, and for some of the same reasons. Both films are dreary exercises in style over substance. Wes Anderson has confused visual composition for narrative and compelling characters for props. Everyone in the film is less of a human being than a half-sketched caricature of a stereotype. Watching this film was agony.… Expand

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