Bottle Rocket (1996)

Director: Wes Anderson

Starring: Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Ned Dowd

Three friends plan to pull off a simple robbery and go on the run.

I love Wes Anderson’s films and decided to watch them all. Unfortunately I can’t say I enjoyed this one. The film bears none of the Anderson trademarks, camera angles, or interesting use of color and props he became famous for. Well, I suppose every great director had to start somewhere, this being his first feature.

‘Bottle Rocket’ is based on a short, directed by Anderson. It just didn’t work as a 90-minute feature,  as a lot of the time is made up by trivial actions and way too much dialogue. Oh, and was the love interest in the form of Anthony and Inez supposed to be romantic? In so many films, lust is confused with love. This is another example where the ‘romance’ is pure lust and about sexual gratification.

The plot carries very little substance, and the final act is beyond stupid. This film seriously has very little to offer, except dialogue in abundance!