Gentle and ruminative, T.S. Spivet's as much a love letter to a certain idea of America (witness the series of postcard-worthy shots as the titular character crosses the length of the country from Montana to DC by train) as it is a depiction of T.S.'s journey, character and family. The 3d works well, as could have been expected in Jeunet's hands; the whimsy and imagination are there, but dialled down a notch, while the dark edges and grotesqueness of his early films have almost entirely disappeared.
(w/ Meribah)
(w/ Meribah)
