Review of Rushmore (1998) by Kaustav — 06 Apr 2018

Schwartzman has never flexed his funnybones any further than this movie, with the exception of The Darjeeling Limited but that to me holds an altogether special meaning, as it probably is a Wes Anderson masterpiece which started off as a tribute to Satyajit Ray (The Man is a legend of film-making; You could Nayak of the year 1966 with subtitles or otherwise among other works of his to confirm my apparent hypothesis). Did I add how felt about Bill Murray's part in the movie? Well, it wouldn't come as a surprise to say that he is hilarious in Anderson-ic speech and awkwardness of character. His pained but undefeated grimace in the scene where he is beset upon by bees and then retaliates 'appropriately' is purely comedy gold (Check out the revenge montage of Rushmore even if you don't watch the movie. It might just convince to do otherwise).

Olivia Williams was a revelation for me in this movie because I had never seen before this one. And her character as stuck but beautiful damsel-in-distress woman who needs to be wooed by two friends who are separated by an age gap of 35 years or so is just... well, you get it, don't you?

This is not my favourite Wes Anderson work, in fact it would least favourite of the six movies of his that I avidly love but that is only because unspoken uncertainty in the movie that I couldn't over or there too many bits I loved in it than the whole it presented. But this last bit of criticism is a personal thing and it really shouldn't hinder people from watching it. Enjoy a high school filled with love and vengeance and facing-tomorrow like never seen with the paintbrush of Anderson's touch.