Hello everyone and welcome back to another review here on MOVIE Morning. Wes Anderson's latest film - The Phoenician Scheme - hit UK cinemas this past weekend and will have a slow international rollout over the next month or so. I am a bit of a Wes Anderson noob. I watched Fantastic Mr. Fox obsessively when I was younger and have seen The Grand Budapest Hotel but other than that, I don't have an exact recollection of whether I've seen any of his other movies. Because of the early release here, I thought I'd give The Phoenician Scheme a shot, especially because Anderson has such a passionate following and the plot description seemed interesting to me. Is it worth seeing at the cinema? Find out in this review!
The Phoenician Scheem:
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Story by: Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
Screenplay by: Wes Anderson
Produced by: Wes Anderson, Jeremy Dawson, John Peet, Steven Rales
Executive Producers: Roman Coppola, Henning Molfenter
Original music by: Alexandre Desplat
Director of Photography: Bruno Delbonnel
Edited by: Barney Pilling
Casting by: Douglas Aibel
Production Design by: Adam Stockhausen
Costume Design by: Milena Canonero
Cast: 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, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe
Synopsis: The story of a family and a family business.