Firstly the reviewers and critics "explaining" this mess are not doing Anderson a favor. This film is not a subtle and complex cypher with any meaning or hidden narrative -- it is utterly obtuse and shallow. And not even deliberately so. There wasn't a moment of irony, nor even a single smart scene. Being intentionally eccentric can work, but here it is just tedious, well worn and repetitive. Ultimately the result is as starkly two dimensional as the filming style.
I had a friend who worked on this in Spain. The fact is, contrary to the spin, Bill Murry shot all his scenes. They were, according to my friend, the only interesting scenes shot, and had to be left on the cutting room floor due to Murray being cancelled and now a non-person in Hollywood. Anderson didn't even have the cajones to stick up for his long-time friend and collaborator. Steve Carrel was brought in to reshoot all of Murray's scenes. The post production was dragged on forever and no one involved was happy with result.
I would skip this and watch Tenenbaums again. Or anything instead.
I had a friend who worked on this in Spain. The fact is, contrary to the spin, Bill Murry shot all his scenes. They were, according to my friend, the only interesting scenes shot, and had to be left on the cutting room floor due to Murray being cancelled and now a non-person in Hollywood. Anderson didn't even have the cajones to stick up for his long-time friend and collaborator. Steve Carrel was brought in to reshoot all of Murray's scenes. The post production was dragged on forever and no one involved was happy with result.
I would skip this and watch Tenenbaums again. Or anything instead.