Incredible investment is again placed into an exquisitely detailed production (another stop-motion animation), where characters are positioned symmetrically or move in straight lines across the screen in typical Wes Anderson style, making this an immaculate celebration of form, but again ... somewhat falling short in content. The idea of a brutal (but feeble-minded and possibly kind-hearted) despot manufacturing a divisive factor as grounds to slaughter dogs may have Trumpian correlates, but that wasn't enough for me to feel: yes, such a grand effort was totally worth getting that message across. The film-maker's vocabulary just doesn't work for me.
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