The Phoenician Scheme - In theaters May 30, 2025

[Billy Talent]

3.00 star(s) Rating: 3.00/5 2 Votes

Title: The Phoenician Scheme

Genre: Drama, Comedy, Crime

Director: Wes Anderson

Cast: Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Bryan Cranston, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bill Murray, Jeffrey Wright, Rupert Friend, Richard Ayoade, Hope Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Antonia Desplat, Jaime Krsto Ferkic, Aysha Joy Samuel, Sabine Hollweck, Tonio Arango, Imke Büchel, Imad Mardnli

Release: 2025-05-28

Plot: Dark tale of espionage following a strained father-daughter relationship within a family business.

 

[Billy Talent]

 

[Flloydo]

Oh man I can’t f**king wait. Looks mental

 

[Flloydo]

 

[snow flake]

Saw the trailer of this yesterday and it looks like Anderson’s is back on track as I wasn’t loving his last movie

 

[Lenny Nero]

Wes Anderson's best film in over a decade, since Moonrise Kingdom. As always very stylish, but with the form not controlling and taking over the essence of the movie or story, as it often previously was in many of his works before.
Great cast, even though most appear for a very brief period.
The plot isn't as boring or mundane, as in a few of his movies of late, and I guess Benicio del Toro carries the whole film, as I am not familiar with Mia Tripleton at all, and didn't really like her – they should've called Audrey Plaza for that role, she'd have been perfect!