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You know what I hate when it comes to Wes Anderson? The fact that people, critics, bloggers, anyone with a mammalian brain call him quirky! He's just creative, people! That's what artists are supposed to be like. Not executives who are run on a dish of idiot a day.
Three brothers - Francis, Peter and Jack (Wilson the blond, Brody the nose and Schwatzman the broody)- that have not talked to each other in a year since their father's funeral are setting on a spiritual journey through India. The oldest (blondie), with an inexplicable bandage around this head, orders around the two younger in the same fashion as their mother, but with a sort of protectionist affection. His assistant with alopecia, hidden in economy car of the Darjeeling Limited train, slips them laminated schedules under the door regularly.( And I could not help but think that only a crazed movie producer would ask assistants to spend all their precious little time crammed with a laminating machine in a foreign country under probing circumstances - wouldn't you be more worried about food poisoning, malaria, over heating, getting the right equipment, finding a nice bathroom?)
All three suffer from various stages of emotional alienation: Francis's problem will be revealed throughout as he pops pills together with his siblings like in a musical orchestra, Peter has trouble coming to terms with the fact that he will have a child and that he actually loves his wife and Jack seems unable to let go of his former girlfriend (played by Natalie Portman in the "Hotel Chevalier" short) although he dabs in the native pool of helpers.
It's true that there's a certain familiarity in the way Anderson handles the family charade, but it is also true that it rings much more like the way regular people interact, the way family members feel comfortable around each other despite prolonged silences. The comedy, however, falls a bit flat. It's not a comedy of situation or of wit. More like a comedy of feelings - as in "I can't believe he just did that." Colorful backdrops and cheerful supporting cast help the motility of the action. Yet, the director could have dropped the cheesy drop from the end.
Lovely work! Yes, Americanized, yes a bit sanitised, but hey, it's a step forward outside their comfort zone.
PS: Brody's schnooze is a big star! Love it. Should have its own nomination when time comes. Come to think of it Wilson's as well. Can someone please punch Schwartzman to induct him into the club?