I LOVED it! And I hated the original movie! ..Of course, it is Anita who is the real star of the movie and Ariana DeBose is astonishing. She out-Rita’s Rita Moreno who has a role of her own, especially written for her by Tony Kushner, and she is lovely.
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Jon Peters has a gay assistant who is a cringe-worthy, over-the-top gay stereotype to the max. Here is a mincing queen with movements so exaggerated he could have Tourette’s syndrome and a sibilant S that could be heard from Encino to Toluca Lake.
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The rarified world of Wes Anderson has become more stifling with each successive release.
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…one of the best moments in the film, the saddest but also the most deliciously camp, is when poor Kay takes her last breath. Even before Joan or even Veda have had time to react, the nurse is turning off the precious oxygen. This scene never ceases to send me into paroxysms of laughter.
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Unlike their American counterparts, the French critics, among whom the brightest stars of the New Wave, in particular Truffaut and Goddard, were full of praise for the film, singling out Seberg with her haunting eyes and iconic boyish haircut.
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