The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme is the third Wes Anderson film I have seen, and I wasn't sure I'd be willing to watch any of his future works after the disappointing The French Dispatch . The latter film I found to be pretentious and flat-out unengaging to put it simply. And The Phoenician Scheme seemed like it could be all of that again but I found myself willing to see if there might be something here worthy of merit. The story sees a wealthy industrialist scrambling around on an ambitious project that requires the support of a colourful group of characters while dodging assassination attempts left, right and centre. Benicio Del Toro plays the leading role Anatole "Zsa-Zsa" Korda who is accompanied by his estranged daughter Sister Liesl, played by Mia Threapleton, and a Norwegian entomologist, played by Michael Cera. Just like many of Wes Anderson's film, The Phoenician Scheme features a wealth of talent in its ensemble cast and it also boasts terrific production design...
