Comedy
PRINCIPAL CAST MEMBERS
Bill Murray: not sure who he is
Owen Wilson: Francis, the oldest (and bossiest) of the three brothers
Adrien Brody: Peter, his brother
Jason Schwartzman: Jack, the third brother
...plus other cast members I didn't get to see
REVIEW
I read somewhere that “Director Wes Anderson's films are an acquired taste.”
Obviously I have yet to attain that level of appreciation since I walked out after half an hour of what I consider to be absolute drivel.
Perhaps it got better but I have little patience with a comedy that goes nowhere (inside joke since virtually all the action at that point in time takes place on a train going somewhere in India). Other types of movies often build slowly but not a comedy: the funny stuff as to be there right off the bat or what’s the point?
At the risk of giving away the plot, perhaps I have a rather strange perception of what constitutes comedy but frankly I did not find any of the following funny at all:
Bill Murray’s character runs after his train as it leaves the station but can’t catch up to it but Peter does
In the restaurant car, Francis orders the meals for himself and his two brothers; they sit there demurely without comment
Jack remarks that Peter is wearing his father’s glasses and “his prescription was not even the same as yours”
CLASSIFICATION
for language. That's a misake. It should be rated F for Fergetaboutit!
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