Short Movie Review: The Darjeeling Limited
I probably shouldn’t review Wes Anderson movies. I never saw Rushmore or The Royal Tenenbaums, one of which is the “only good one,” depending on whom you ask. I saw Bottle Rocket (which was okay I guess), Life Aquatic (which I liked a lot), and now, Darjeeling Limited (which was okay, but my least favorite of these three). I understand that Anderson is all about showing us that there’s something beautiful even in the most quirky and imperfect lives, but I suppose some kinds of quirkiness and imperfection inspire more empathy from me than others. Darjeeling is all about people who are self-absorbed weirdoes largely because they are filthy, stinking rich, and maybe that’s just not a weirdness I’m willing to cut much slack for. (Or maybe I just found it too distracting that Owen Wilson really didn’t resemble his “brothers.”)
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I think the Rushmore vs. Royal Tenenbaums debate is akin to the Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels vs Snatch argument. You’ll probably like one more than the other, but they’re both good movies. For me, though, I found Rushmore more fully realized, and more endearing in its depiction of quirkiness.
By Dan on 10.13.08 10:51 am
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