The plot: 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.
This film was disappointing.
Pros: I keep thumb up to the set designs and photography of this film. Most of the acting was quite good for the most part. Benicio del Toro works playing a sketchy business tycoon. It does get intriguing at some bit of a quarter of the film & it my second Wes Anderson movie since
Cons: The plot itself does get convoluted at times. A lot of the pacing can be all over the place with not a lot of focus on what’s happening. Many of the characters are not thrashed out & the reveal of the mystery turns out with not lot of weight or excitement.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime
Directed by Wes Anderson
Produced by Wes Anderson, John Peet, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson
Screenplay by Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
Story by Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
Starring: Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend & Hope Davis.
Edited by Barney Pilling
Cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Production companies: Indian Paintbrush, American Empirical Pictures
Distributed by: Focus Features (United States), Universal Pictures (International)
Cast:
- Benicio del Toro as Anatole “Zsa-Zsa” Korda, a ruthless yet charismatic business tycoon, inspired in part by Armenian oil magnate Calouste Gulbenkian.[6][7]
- Mia Threapleton as Sister Liesl, Korda’s daughter and a nun.
- Beatrice Campbell as young Liesl
- Michael Cera as Bjørn Lund / Bjørn Carlson, a Norwegian entomologist, tutor, and Korda’s administrative assistant; later revealed to be US government agent from Delaware.
- Riz Ahmed as Prince Farouk, the crown prince of Phoenicia.
- Tom Hanks as Leland, a mistrustful Korda investor from Sacramento.
- Bryan Cranston as Reagan, Leland’s grouchy brother and business partner.
- Mathieu Amalric as Marseille Bob, a gangster, nightclub owner, and Korda investor.
- Richard Ayoade as Sergio, a revolutionary guerilla.
- Jeffrey Wright as Marty, a Korda investor from Newark.
- Scarlett Johansson as Cousin Hilda Sussman-Korda, Korda’s second cousin and prospective wife.
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Uncle Nubar Korda, Korda’s estranged half-brother.
- Rupert Friend as Excalibur, a government agent charged with destroying Korda’s business empire.
- Hope Davis as Mother Superior, Liesl’s boss at the convent.
- Bill Murray as God.
- Charlotte Gainsbourg as Korda’s first wife.
- Willem Dafoe as Knave, Korda’s heavenly defense attorney.
- F. Murray Abraham as a prophet who speaks at Korda’s heavenly funeral. [8]
- Stephen Park as Korda’s pilot.
- Alex Jennings as Broadcloth, Korda’s butler.
- Jason Watkins as the Notary, Korda’s attorney.
Other actors in the film include Donald Sumpter as the US government chairman, Scott Shepherd as a field reporter, Karl Markovics as a hermit, Tonio Arango as the desert assassin, and Stéphane Bak and Aysha Joy Samuel as Radical Freedom militants.
I worse skip this one.
Rating: 2 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe