Though the service has only been around for a few years, Netflix has firmly established its reputation as the go-to app for avid film and television fans. Even casual viewers of such entertainment should have little regret when parting with around ten dollars each month for unlimited viewing, as the price is still less than two physical "rentals" usually cost at video stores. Rather, used to cost. Netflix's innovations in content streaming have effectively destroyed the entire video rental market. Good riddance.
One admittedly annoying commonality between Netflix and the old guard of rental stores: both are full of garbage. While there is a great deal of flexibility with regards to user preferences and the type of films and shows that appear while browsing Netflix, one is still inundated with all kinds of banal programming. For every academy award winning film, there are a dozen awful-looking straight to video films.
But there are diamonds in the rough to be found. One such gem is Wes Anderson's Bottle Rocket, a bizarrely appealing film which signified the start of Anderson and the Wilson brothers' careers. Anyone familiar with the more critically acclaimed of Anderson's works, such as The Royal Tenenbaums or The Fantastic Mr Fox should be right at home with Bottle Rocket; quirky characters with bizarre tendencies are a commonality between all of Anderson's films, and Luke and Owen Wilson are ideally suited to play the roles of amateur criminals in the film, Dignan and Anthony.
Bottle Rocket is in essence a heist movie with a comedic bend to it. Rather than devolving into a typical "buddy" comedy with slapstick scenes, much of the film is dialogue driven and dependant on agile performances from the Wilson brothers. It is crucial that both of them are able to convey deadpan seriousness in the face of absurdity, as many scenes involve preposterous scenarios and conversations which encourage laughter from the audience while the characters are in fact being "serious". The most obvious example of this is the seventy-five year plan that Owen Wilson's character Dignan hatches for the two of them, which obviously involves a fair bit of assumption on their part. There are a great deal of laughs in the film, and the chemistry between the Wilson brothers is engaging, despite their characters inherent weirdness.
Considering the critical acclaim that has been consistently directed toward Wes Anderson for the majority of his career, it is impressive to see that the wacky niche he has carved out for himself in the film industry. Bottle Rocket is a charming film that should appeal to anyone looking for an of-kilter laugh with a touch of lunacy.
But there are diamonds in the rough to be found. One such gem is Wes Anderson's Bottle Rocket, a bizarrely appealing film which signified the start of Anderson and the Wilson brothers' careers. Anyone familiar with the more critically acclaimed of Anderson's works, such as The Royal Tenenbaums or The Fantastic Mr Fox should be right at home with Bottle Rocket; quirky characters with bizarre tendencies are a commonality between all of Anderson's films, and Luke and Owen Wilson are ideally suited to play the roles of amateur criminals in the film, Dignan and Anthony.
Bottle Rocket is in essence a heist movie with a comedic bend to it. Rather than devolving into a typical "buddy" comedy with slapstick scenes, much of the film is dialogue driven and dependant on agile performances from the Wilson brothers. It is crucial that both of them are able to convey deadpan seriousness in the face of absurdity, as many scenes involve preposterous scenarios and conversations which encourage laughter from the audience while the characters are in fact being "serious". The most obvious example of this is the seventy-five year plan that Owen Wilson's character Dignan hatches for the two of them, which obviously involves a fair bit of assumption on their part. There are a great deal of laughs in the film, and the chemistry between the Wilson brothers is engaging, despite their characters inherent weirdness.
Considering the critical acclaim that has been consistently directed toward Wes Anderson for the majority of his career, it is impressive to see that the wacky niche he has carved out for himself in the film industry. Bottle Rocket is a charming film that should appeal to anyone looking for an of-kilter laugh with a touch of lunacy.
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