Monday, December 27, 2004

Rescuing the Bond Company Stooge

Movie Review: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

So Bill Murray is a trip, Wes Anderson is awesome, but this movie is not my favorite of their pairings. I would not put it up there with Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums, but it is a true Anderson picture.

It's funny, and the turns this movie takes are very Anderson-esque, but it falls short of his previous 3 movies. Owen Wilson was great, as usual in these pictures, but truly, there was not a real stand-out character (although, Klaus was pretty damn amusing).

This movie is still leagues above other mainstream flicks and I highly recommend taking the time to venture out with the Zissou's.

Here is hoping that 2006's The Fantastic Mr. Fox gets back to freshman standards!

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