Films » The Phoenician Scheme
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Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists, and determined assassins.
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The Phoenician Scheme
I was bored for most of the runtime. Didn’t pull me in like The Grand Budapest Hotel. The cinematography was too over-the-top… Not every single shot has to be symmetrical. At times it felt like being frog-marched around an art gallery that I wasn’t particularly interested in.
Michael Cera was great. Possibly the best role I’ve seen him in. I enjoyed Richard Ayoade as well, but he was in his usual lane, more-or-less. Some of the comedy was very good. Not enough of those elements to make up for everything else, though.