History YMMV / AsteroidCity

** Despite being one of the biggest stars in the already-stacked cast, Creator/MargotRobbie only has one scene. But as the actress who would have played Augie's late wife in a cut scene, she has an interaction with Augie's actor, Jones Hall. That interaction may well be the fulcrum the whole movie swings upon.

* HilariousInHindsight: Who needs [[Film/Barbie2023 Barb]][[Film/{{Oppenheimer}} enheimer]] when Asteroid City has both A-bomb testing ''and'' beautiful pastel coloration? Asteroid City even works in [[spoiler:Creator/MargotRobbie, appearing as a sort of ghost, sort of guide, sort of counsellor to another character]].

* HilariousInHindsight: Who needs [[Film/Barbie2023 Barb]][[Film/{{Oppenheimer}} enheimer]] when Asteroid City has both A-bomb testing ''and'' beautiful pastel coloration? City even works in [[spoiler:Creator/MargotRobbie , appearing as a sort of ghost, sort of guide, sort of counselor to another character]].

* AwardSnub: The film received a fair amount of Oscar buzz, and many Wes Anderson fans hoped it might be the first of his films to win an Oscar, with its costume design being seen as particularly worthy. But it didn't get nominated for a single one.

* HilariousInHindsight: Who needs [[Film/Barbie2023 Barb]][[Film/{{Oppenheimer}} enheimer]] when Asteroid City has both A-bomb testing and [[spoiler:Creator/MargotRobbie giving much needed guidance to the male lead on their role]]?

** Despite being one of the biggest stars in the already-stacked cast, Creator/MargotRobbie only has one scene. But as the actress who would have played Augie's late wife in a cut scene, she has an interaction with Augie's actor, Jones Hall, that may well be the fulcrum the whole movie swings upon.

* BrokenBase: Among Wes Anderson fans, this is among his more quietly polarizing works -- while few have outright called it ''bad'', opinions range from "another solid entry in his filmography" to "one of his most forgettable". One of the more common talking points is how its story is significantly denser and less easily-accessible plot than much of Anderson's usual fare, with the question being -- especially in conjunction [[SignatureStyle with Anderson's usual filmmaking eccentricities]] and then some -- whether it's clever, witty, and poignant in a more esoteric way than usual for the director, or simply too confusing and style-over-substance to work and make sense.

--->'''Augie:''' [[DullSurprise The, uh, alien stole the asteroid]].

** [[spoiler: The Alien suddenly coming back to drop the meteor back in its place causing Gibson to announce a new quarantine, which in turn causes everyone to reach their RageBreakingPoint and riot.]]

-->'''Augie:''' ... Huh? Did I say yes?\\

* HilariousInHindsight: Who needs [[Film/Barbie2023 Barb]][[Film/{{Oppenheimer}} enheimer]] when Asteroid City has both A-bomb testing and [[spoiler:Margot Robbie giving much needed guidance to the male lead on their role]]?