Anderson's films have long had an off - kilter balance between arcs and individual moments, and this movie is largely tilted towards the latter: to name just one of the most piercing examples, the first flashback (of many), which shows Spots and Atari's first meeting, has
enough emotional heft to sustain a full half of a lesser film.
Not exact matches
More than just a dumb stoner movie, Dazed and Confused is smartly comedic and just dramatic
enough to give it some
emotional heft.
Coogler manages to pack each with
enough backstory, breathless action,
emotional heft and political weight to fill three films.