Unmissable. Wholeheartedly recommendable as a great afternoon movie. The ending robbery scene is one of the funniest pieces of comedic genius I've seen in a while.

To be one of the first movies from Wes Anderson, it's a very offbeat...
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Unmissable. Wholeheartedly recommendable as a great afternoon movie. The ending robbery scene is one of the funniest pieces of comedic genius I've seen in a while.

To be one of the first movies from Wes Anderson, it's a very offbeat comedy that shines the more you get into it. Luke Wilson and Owen Wilson are a natural fit as Dignette and Anthony, who don't appear to be brothers (unlike in real life) but more as friends. Their banal attempts at making a living from thieving results in very funny moments. Owen plans way too much, a brilliant scene is where he concocts a 75 year plan for the both of them! He plans too much, but things never go as planned, or not how he envisions them. Anthony seems like a very nice guy, who doesn't really want to rob all the time, and has a moral dilemma. The movie almost becomes like a road trip movie in the middle.
At first, I wasn't liking the movie. It was different from Rushmore and Anderson's other movies, so off the bat I wasn't comfortable with the characters. However, the further I went into the film, the more I grew to it and then started loving the movie. The writing is great, with some funny lines and just plain quirkiness. Camerawork is beautiful and creative. It's a completely different film compared to Wes Anderson's other movies, but still has some great actors and comedic situations. One great scene is when Anthony is trying to talk to Inez through Rocky as a translator. It's a sweet relationship, but you know the language barrier may come in the way, yet Anthony never looks that phased until he reveals to Grace (his very young sister) that he regrets not having learned Spanish. The fireworks scenes are funny too (not in a "ha ha" way. You just know everyone was having a great time doing this movie. With such varied and memorable movies as Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore, Life Aquatic, Wes Anderson has done very well for himself as a bright new talent who has his own original way of making movies. Quirky is the perfect word to describe his movies, although they can be very emotionally seriousat times, which gives more depth than just saying his forte is "quirky comedy" or "deadpan humor". The music selection on this film is the best out of the rest he's done, almost wants me to buy the soundtrack.

All in all, an amazing movie. I'll leave you with this:
Amount you get when stealing a store near the pump = a few $100 bucks.
The price of love for Inez = $500.
Seeing Dennis Hopper with a pony-tail = Priceless.