Wes Anderson’s ‘Phoenician Scheme’ is as Wes Anderson as a Wes Anderson film can be

Zsa-zsa Korda (Benicio Del Toro), left, his daughter Liesl (Mia Threapleton) and Bjorn (Michael Cera) try to fly out of a sticky situation in Wes Anderson’s “The Phoenician Scheme.” (TPS Productions/Focus Features via AP)

“The Phoenician Scheme” — 2.5 stars

“They say you murdered my mother,” the young would-be nun tells the shady tycoon. “I feel the need to address this.”

There’s something about the deadpan delivery and the clear-eyed manner that makes you sit up and take notice of Liesl, and even more of Mia Threapleton, who plays her in “The Phoenician Scheme.” (And there’s another thing, too obvious to ignore: Boy, does she ever resemble her mom, Kate Winslet.)

A vivid presence despite her dry-as-dust tone, Threapleton makes a splendid Andersonian debut here as half the father-da