I really wanted to love this movie. I'm not sure I even like it. Visually, it's perfect, everything is exactly right, rich and evocative. It is worth seeing for this alone. But at times, the overly-mannered and composed visuals skew towards 'spooky wes anderson'.
After a very strong, dynamic and deeply unsettling first act, the narrative shifts into a odd, stuttery, jolting gear. The pacing gets jumpy, syncopated, we leap from scene to scene. We are told that time passes,…
