Bottle Rocket: Review By WiseGuy

Bottle Rocket is one of the most original and unique films that I have ever seen. With witty dialogue and great on sreen performances, this film is a massive hit. With his first performance as actor on the big screen Owen Wilson also co-writes Bottle Rocket. The story is focused on three young aged friends in their life of crime, robbing houses and planning heists.

These three men; Dignan, Anthony, and Bob are not bad guys. They are just a trio of men looking for something fun and exciting to do in their mostly boring lives. Having no jobs Dignan, Anthony, and Bob decide to pull of heists for fun. Let me get to introducing these characters, Dignan is a somewhat dumb yet riskless man who has nothing going on in his life and he is the so called mastermind behind the plans. Anthony is Dignan's best friend who was rescued from a mental hospital with the help of Dignan. Anthony put himself in the hospital for self-described exhaustion. This man is not crazy. The last of the trio is Bob. Bob is a very dumb and stupid idiot. Bob is the getaway driver in the heists called on upon by Dignan. There is not much to really know about Bob, pretty much only one word describes him.....idiot.

After making a road trip buying a few guns these men plan their next heist, a local bookstore. They manage to steal a small sum from the store and succeed in getting away safely. They then decide to spend the night at a hotel on the side of the highway. At the hotel, Anthony spots maid Inez and the two fall into a romantic relationship although she cannot speak English very well. Before leaving the hotel, Anthony gives Dignan an envelope for Inez. Dignan delivers the envelope not knowing how much money is inside. She also unaware of this. Dignan steals a car but quickly breaks down in the middle of the highway. Anthony reveals that the enzelope he gave to Inex contained the rest of the cash from the heist. Coming to the anger and disappointment of Dignan, the two go they separted ways from there. I will not reveal the rest of the story to anyone, not wanting to spoil it for anyone. That was just a brief summary on the film's simple yet brilliant and original storyline.

Bottle Rocket being witty and funny at the same time marks Wes Anderson's film debut, which is a fascinating indicator of what is to come. Being a cult classic this film hols up to repeated viewings to please fans every time. Bottle Rocket also stars Luke Wilson, Robert Musgrave, Lumi Cavazos, and James Cann all giving good performances. But Owen Wilson is the one that shines in the cast giving a terrific debut performance, which also holds true for Wes. Bottle Rocket is a truly great, brilliant caper comedy that will likely hold its fame for as long as I can think.