The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Great actors, the usual Wes Anderson's perfectionism, but he's becomig a clichè. So sad to give him 1 star but that's what this short movie deserves.

What a great film. Anderson and Dahl is a near perfect combination. The still shots and fourth wall narration was entertaining a oddly immersive in a way I wasn't expecting. I felt like it walked a zig-zag path between the written word and film. The Story was stellar per Dahl's reputation. Andersons visual portal into Dahl's world is surreal but charming and thoroughly engaging all the way through.

Really fun story in a uniquely told plot, one of the best modern Wes Anderson movies I've seen.

The upshot of Henry's achievement is rather different, and if you don't already know Dahl's story, it's rather gentler than what you might expect of the writer.

Modern hip directors like Mr Anderson try to replicate classic film techniques and styles to align themselves with the much more talented and entertaining directors of the past. They want to disguise the fact that they are not entertaining and nowhere near as talented. They don’t succeedThis lazy stylistic theft just makes me long for the straightforward honest and original films of the past. Dahl’s legacy deserves better.

Now, this is art. This is what makes you wonder what a wonderful mind can do to write a story. Absolute masterpiece of narration, story-telling, acting, ect. It was one of the bests I've ever seen. Totally recommend it. I couldn't take my eyes off it the whole time.

Oh my, just totally loved this amazing storytelling! Brought brilliantly by some of the worlds best actors

Wes Anderson brings the short stories of Roald Dahl to life in a series of four short films (streaming on Netflix). Wes Anderson’s postmodern filmmaking style is a perfect match to Dahl’s quirky stories. First, I recommend watching the other three short films - The Swan, The Rat Catcher, and Poison - first before Henry Sugar. These other three are under 20 minutes each and are a great primer to a longer short film (... paradox?). CONTINUE READING ON LETTERBOXD: https://boxd.it/5QlIQl

4 unique shorts wonderfully adapted from Rohd Dahl’s literature with Wes Anderson’s direction as a match made in heaven. The dialogue is wonderfully narrated straight from the book while visually shown off like a vividly pretty yet loosely managed stage play. All 4 stories are quite interesting, with Poison being the most tense, The ratcatcher being the most peculiar, The Swam being the saddest, and Henry Sugar being the most whimsical. Each story stands on their own, but together, they all make something wonderful.

Though Wes Anderson’s style will never get old, The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar doesn’t really feel like a book adaptation and just feels like an audiobook with Benedict Cumberbatch.