...är en komedi, en thriller och en saga med ett dignande persongalleri. Men det är också hans första politiska film – och det ger filmen tyngd.

Anderson the illusion-maker is more than graceful, he's dazzling, and with this movie he's created an art-refuge that consoles and commiserates. It's an illusion, but it's not a lie.

...a delightful contraption of a film, its characters gliding around like intricate moving parts, its camera lurching with signature, machine-like fluidity.