Noirish turn of events in 1970 California making one think of Altman's The Long Goodbye and Chinatown, from novel by Thomas Pynchon. Joaquin is spellbindingly good as stoned PI (Q says 'River would have been proud of him'). With: Josh Brolin, Maya Rudolph, Hong Chau (Treme), Benicio del Toro, Owen Wilson and Reese Witherspoon (is it a coincidence she appears like Tippi Hedren in Marnie?).
Anderson's funniest film. Shot by regular Robert Elswitt with lots of great music by Neil Young and the like and (where orchestrated) Jonny Greenwood, edited by Leslie (The Master) Jones.
'The Golden Fang'. And has the week's best line: 'Doctor, the couch is broken, and bring that bottle with you'. (He then drops his trousers on the way in to her.)
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