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IMDB rating: 7.20 Plot: Steve Zissou, sea-film auteur a la Jacques Cousteau, has reason to be melancholy: his partner has been eaten, perhaps by a mythic jaguar shark, his wife may be taking up with her ex-husband, a young man appears claiming Steve is his father (Steve hates fathers), his most recent films have tanked, he’s having trouble raising money for his venture to revenge his partner, and he’s attracted to a pregnant reporter who prefers the pretender. At sea, in pursuit of the shark, will he escape pirates and mutiny, forge the bonds of fatherhood, place his arm around his wife, find the monster of the deep, re-establish box office hegemony, and discover a reason to smile? |
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Actors: Murray Bill,Wilson Owen,Dafoe Willem,Goldblum Jeff,Gambon Michael,Taylor Noah,Cort Bud,Jorge Seu,Ahluwalia Waris,Koizumi Niels,Wdowczak Pawel,Gubler Matthew Gray,Adventure,Comedy,Drama,
What did you think of The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou?
A lot of critics didn’t like it, but I personally loved it. Bill Murray gives a brilliant performance.
I think Wes Anderson, like Quentin Tarantino before him, was "the new kid" that they heaped so much praise on for his first couple of films that there was a backlash among many critics in the reviews of his subsequent films. For some critics the expectations were so high that any follow-up was bound to disappoint, while others simply wanted to tone down their enthusiasm so as not to appear to be rubber-stamping anything he directs.
Personally, I really enjoyed The Life Aquatic, but not as much as The Royal Tenenbaums or Rushmore. I thought the story telling was better in those films, but the cinematography and scope of his last two films has been more ambitious, and that he deserves credit for trying to expand his vision. Plus it’s just a well-made, colorful, touching and funny film. What’s not to like?
And I agree- Bill Murray gave a great performance. By the way, did you see him in Jim Jarmusch’s "Broken Flowers"? Another stand-out role.
snake appeal | Feb 03, 2009
Awesome, beautiful movie, critics are usually wrong. Yesterday I was musing about how much they loved "Mystic River" which was one of the crappiest, boring movies I’ve ever seen.
nicolas s | Feb 02, 2009
BM is brilliant, I thought, and I liked it a lot! You just need to be able to shrug off reality, and enjoy a movie that makes people think a bit. That’s none too popular in today’s CGI-fed mixture of light, noise, and cheap sentimentality.
Panama Joe | Feb 02, 2009
uh it was kind of strange.. but not too bad, i love owen wilson in anything though : )
shannon… | Feb 02, 2009
You know what I actually did like it.. Not one of my favorites for sure, but it was good.. and also I have been liking Bill Murray a bit more lately.. I always thought of him to be not a real serious actor but between this and Lost in Translation I will give him credit.
YES Team Fabio still alive!!! | Feb 02, 2009
that’s one of my all-time favorite movies! the soundtrack is awesome too. david bowie songs in portuguese? oh yeah.
i think the critics didn’t like it cuz it’s on the quirky side, but everyone’s so adorable in it. owen wilson, willem dafoe, jeff goldblum, angelica houston, cate blanchett. they all were really well casted and give terrific performances. and the story is so original and real and honest and truly heart-warming……god i love that movie.
mamachango67 | Feb 02, 2009
I had to watch it a couple of times before I could really feel the right vibe for the movie and start to like it. Even though I thought parts were hlarious when I first saw it, I didn’t like the movie. Now I like it, but I don’t like all the movies the director has made.
Bodhisattva E | Feb 02, 2009
I LOVED IT !!
Of course, I like all Wes Anderson movies, but This One was completely Offbeat & Original !!
Bill Murray has become one of the Most Subtle Acting Geniuses, alive !!
The most charming thing about this Flick, is that I Never really knew "where" it was going — So, I settled back and went for the "Ride." 
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