Asteroid City

Jeffrey Rex Bertelsen of I'm Jeffrey Rex

2023-10-26

Asteroid City snuck up on me. I expected it to be as stylized, charming, and witty as it is. But what I really warmed to about this multilayered Wes Anderson film was how it surprisingly carried this undercurrent of emotional heft to its themes. Read more

Niels Matthijs of Onderhond

2023-06-29

I get why some people are starting to tire of his work, but as a fan of maximalist cinema and directors with a strong and outspoken visual signature, Asteroid City is a real delight. Read more

Bob Mann of One Mann's Movies

2023-06-30

Like this movie, it was gorgeous to look at. Indeed, it was brilliant in places. But overall a bit of a disjointed snore-fest. Asteroid City is thankfully a bit better than The French Dispatch but only marginally so. Read more

Hamish Calvert of HCMovieReviews

2023-06-22

There’s a strong argument to be made that this is Anderson’s best-looking film yet. But subsequently the director has left the film (and himself) as wide open as Asteroid City’s famous crater for criticisms of style over substance. Read more

William Eguizabal of FilmSnobReviews

2023-08-21

Too pretty a film for me to completely hate it. This thing is a mess. Confusing storytelling, mixed with a massive missed opportunity to make something digestible, and less frustrating. Read more

Filipe Freitas of Always Good Movies

2023-07-08

Both its surface and essence are phony but, worse than that, is the movie’s inability to offer any insight about anything. Asteroid City is equal parts tackiness and boredom. Read more