Review of The Darjeeling Limited (2007) by Johnny T — 02 Apr 2011

All the acting is exemplary. Brody, new to Wes' World, is revelatory as Peter. This is familiar psychological as well as stylistic territory for Anderson after "Rushmore" and "The Royal Tenenbaums." But there's a startling new maturity in Darjeeling, a compassion for the larger world that busts the confines of the filmmaker's miniaturist instincts.Funny peculiar and funny ha ha, with a spontaneity and energy that gather up a powerful emotional head of steam as it chugs along. The Darjeeling Limited amounts finally to a high-end, high-toned tourist adventure. I don't mean this dismissively; it would be hypocritical of me to deny the delights of luxury travel to faraway lands. And Mr. Anderson's eye for local color - the red-orange-yellow end of the spectrum in particular - is meticulous and admiring.

VERDICT: "Full Price" - My second highest rating (Positive to Mixed reaction). This is a rating to a movie I view as very entertaining and well made, and definitely worth paying the full price at a theatre to see or own on DVD. It is not perfect, but it is definitely excellent.