The Darjeeling Limited-**1/2-Worthwhile- Directed by: Wes Anderson. Written by: Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, Jason Schwatrzman. Starring: Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, Adrien Brody, Anjelica Huston, Amara Karan, Wallace Wolodarsky, Waris Ahluwalia, Irfan Khan, Barbet Schroeder, Camilla Rutherford, Bill Murray.
Director Wes Anderson continues his trend of original, droll comedies with yet another original comedy about three brothers that go to India to reunite and reconcile their relationship with each other and their eccentric mother (Huston in a funny role). Along the way, they build trust and keep secrets from each other.
Anderson is a clever storyteller with lots of resourceful and creative visuals that reflect his ability as a filmmaker. His humor is droll as always and contains witty dialogue that holds our attention in unison with the clever visual effects. Anderson establishes himself as always within his films and remains uncompromising in his storytelling with lots of social satire and brotherly love thrown in for good measure.
The only flaw with this film is the fact that there is no story here other than a good idea with a lot of great looks and style. That is Anderson's main weakness as a writer/director is his lack of a compelling story to place all his talent into. The film's length reflects that flaw at 91 minutes and still feels a bit longish in the whole scheme of things. I respect the ideas of the movie and the cinematography's smart and appealing look, but I cannot justify style over story even with such a talented filmmaker like Anderson behind the camera.
Director Wes Anderson continues his trend of original, droll comedies with yet another original comedy about three brothers that go to India to reunite and reconcile their relationship with each other and their eccentric mother (Huston in a funny role). Along the way, they build trust and keep secrets from each other.
Anderson is a clever storyteller with lots of resourceful and creative visuals that reflect his ability as a filmmaker. His humor is droll as always and contains witty dialogue that holds our attention in unison with the clever visual effects. Anderson establishes himself as always within his films and remains uncompromising in his storytelling with lots of social satire and brotherly love thrown in for good measure.
The only flaw with this film is the fact that there is no story here other than a good idea with a lot of great looks and style. That is Anderson's main weakness as a writer/director is his lack of a compelling story to place all his talent into. The film's length reflects that flaw at 91 minutes and still feels a bit longish in the whole scheme of things. I respect the ideas of the movie and the cinematography's smart and appealing look, but I cannot justify style over story even with such a talented filmmaker like Anderson behind the camera.