Shallow absurdist "comedy"

Rating: 3/10 (16 March 2017)

Apparently it is fashionable to take a bizarre premise, preferably involving a humorous animal, and spin out the consequences without regard for logic or reason, even though the characters behave as if they had no choice but to follow the "logic" of the situation. While superficially similar to Wes Anderson's films, this movie is no where near the quality of Anderson's films. Anderson's movies use a cartoon world to emphasize the humanity of the characters. This movie creates characters that operate by cartoon logic in an all too real appearing world. No humanity, a few humorous scenes, and a lot of gratuitous violence. The characters teach us nothing. Watching this movie was like being trapped in the nightmare of a very sick writer. Even the violence felt contrived - which is all the more disturbing.
Skip it. Life is too short.