Films·
The Phoenician Scheme
The world's most complicated inheritance dispute, told with pastel colors and impeccable timing
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| Director | Wes Anderson |
| Year | 2025 |
| Writer | Wes Anderson |
| Stars | Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera |
The Movie in 3 Sentences
- Zsa-zsa Korda, a ruthless industrialist and arms dealer, tries to complete a massive infrastructure project while surviving assassins, rivals, governments, and his own moral rot. After a near-death experience, he reconnects with his estranged daughter Liesl, a novice nun, and pulls her into his strange empire of money, danger, and family obligation. The film plays like a deadpan Wes Anderson caper about capitalism, inheritance, and a very bad man trying — maybe — to become slightly less bad.
- Anderson’s signature aesthetic remains intact. The film is visually immaculate, his humor still lands in place, and the editing works perfectly. However, it feels likes a cookie cutter copy of his other films - forgettable characters, weak plot.
- Not a huge fan of Anderson to be able to critique on his filmography but definitely not one of his strongest.