The Darjeeling Limited
Sycamore Public Library call number: DVD DAR
I've wanted to see The Darjeeling Limited for a long time, starting as a part of my See Everything Wes Anderson's Ever Done plan but eventually as an admittedly odd segue from the last Adrian Brody film that I reviewed, The Village (reviewed here). I am glad that I've finally had the chance to see it, and that I can leave it to a professional reviewer to explain what it's about:
"In an effort to regroup after their father's death, three brothers -- played by Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman -- board a train traveling through India. They swap drugs, ogle the pretty and, in the movie's eyes, "exotic" train attendant, and squabble. In Wes Andersonville, this is filial love, and although The Darjeeling Limited mostly suffers from the same jejune quaintness that Anderson's other movies do, at least it shows flashes of raw feeling. The picture is just naked enough that you want to wrap a blanket around it."--Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
I did not love this movie (as I did The Royal Tenenbaums, reviewed here) or even really like it all that much (as I did The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou). But I did come out of it changed somehow, which is what happens when I've been lucky enough to experience art. Recommended.
Grade: B-
Age Group: Adult
Classification: Entertainment/Fiction
MPAA: Rated R for language
Reviewed by: Amy
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