Overview

• The film opens in theaters this weekend after early screenings, with several critics calling it one of 2025’s best while others note uneven pacing.
• Leonardo DiCaprio stars as a former revolutionary protecting his daughter, and Sean Penn’s turn as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw is frequently singled out as standout work.
• Anderson told Le Figaro the movie is a fiction "very far from reality," and Penn said he is still processing the Charlie Kirk shooting in separate remarks.
• The story, loosely inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland, weaves action with themes tied to immigration detention, sanctuary cities and white nationalist extremism.
• Reviews highlight large‑scale craft, a reported 161–162 minute runtime, big‑screen presentation including IMAX showings, and a nervy score by Jonny Greenwood.