This could have easily been a GREAT 40min mini-movie

Rating: 6/10 (20 February 2020)

I have mixed feelings.. Certainly, it is a well made movie, with great aesthetic choices, interesting scenes and good characters (Yorki). And while the thematic is far from appealing in the general sense! this movie suffers from being a copycat attempt at what Wes Anderson does very well.. telling a story of a bunch of characters bound together by circumstance.
I understand the message and feeling, as well as the character arc. I just don't think it was well made. Yorki was easily the best character (followed by K), and I wished everyone else was like that. Probably seem better because they aren't in it for long stretches of time.
Some scenes just don't mesh together too, there are "boring" interactions that can be skipped without affecting the plot, and some characters just don't work.
You can tell Taika is still learning or searching for his own style. Learning to write / adapt.. specially because the book is completely different (in tone).