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Starring:
Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Camilla Rutherford, Irfan Khan, Bill Murray, Anjelica Huston, Roman Coppola, Natalie Portman, Trudy Matthys, Amara Karan
Directed By:
Wes Anderson
Written By:
Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman
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The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
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Movie Review by Jarrod 
October 7th, 2007
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I have to say I am not a big Wes Anderson fan; the only two movies of his that I have really like are Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums, mainly because of Bill Murray and Gene Hackman. I wasn't that impressed with Bottle Rocket, and I hated The Life Aquatic, so that made me have mixed feelings about his latest feature, 'The Darjeeling Limited', but it worked surprisingly well for me, despite being aimless and meandering, not to mention a bit long-winded, even though it is only 90 minutes in length.
You have three brothers, who want to reunite and reconnect with one another, and decide to do so in India, where they are really on a journey to find their mother, Patricia (Anjelica Huston), who is now a nun. The whole thing is arranged by Francis (Owen Wilson), recovering from a motorcycle accident that nearly killed him. He now has his head wrapped in bandages, and the experience has apparently been an epiphany for him. His two younger siblings are Peter (Adrien Brody), who is ready to leave his wife after she gets pregnant, and Jack (Jason Schwartzman), who still obsesses over his ex-girlfriend and seems somber and depressed all the time. Francis is neurotic, a good Woody Allen character, but perhaps not more so than Peter or Jack, and all three of them can perhaps attribute their quirks to Patricia. Yeah, the film is basically about fraternal bonding, as they travel across India, on a train called 'The Darjeeling Limited'.
India serves as a backdrop, with lots of beautiful scenery, but the film also immerses us in Indian culture, and the country and its people take on a vibrant life of their own. The performances are superb, Wilson, Schwartzman, and Brody all work well together, though physically they look nothing alike, they interact with each other convincingly enough to make us believe they are brothers, emotionally distant and isolated men who may have never been that close, but have now learned to appreciate one another, or are starting to. Huston is terrific, and so is newcomer Amara Karan, as Rita, the lovely train attendant who catches Jack's eye. The movie is funny (though it never really tries for a lot of big laughs), but has an element of poignancy that is sure to resonate with many viewers. Overall, I think it is one of Anderson's best films.
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