ONCE AGAIN WES'S GENIUS
*Long-legged Adrien Brody in pink boxer shirts and a button down oxford shirt, Jason Schwartzman in a plush yellow bathrobe from the Hotel Chevalier, Owen Wilson's already spectacular face loosely held together by an assortment of bandages: Wes Anderson fills the frame with these visually striking, gifted actors in The Darjeeling Limited. They make an arresting portrait, the semi-deranged brothers, side by side, on a train trip that takes them across India on a spiritual journey intended to bring them closer together. The sight of them is cause for repeated delight.
*The trio of brothers is far more than a shallow sum of costumes, quirks (and wow, there are quirks), and their extraordinary monogrammed luggage set (designed by Marc Jacobs for the film). The screenplay, co-written by under-appreciated Roman Coppola (CQ), indulges in trademark Anderson attention to the idiosyncratic; after a surprising turn in the second half, however, the film successfully goes much deeper. What begins as a laugh-filled exotic adventure evolves into a moving journey.
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