All in all, though, the plot is very balanced and the pacing is great.
The tone does tend to become a bit erratic, especially in the last third of the film when Anderson seems to want to pack so much into every frame that the film becomes a bit cartoonish at times (hence the not-perfect score from me). The brave and often odd visuals never overwhelm the story and the audience never feels like they are not quite in on the joke, like in The Life Aquatic. The utter uncompromising stylishness of his other work is also present here, perhaps even heightened, but in contrast to The Life Aquatic (and to a certain degree The Darjeeling Limited), the emphasis here is firmly on plot. In my humble opinion this film manages to be both Wes Anderson's funniest picture so far and his most melancholic. Saw this just now in a small indie cinema in Heidelberg, Germany and I have to say, it was a romp.
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