Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

perica-43151 This Wes Anderson movie is very quirky but fans of Wes Anderson will not be disappointed. The movie is part a loving parody of Jacques Cousteau, part character study, with a lot of wit and understated acting. Beautifully shot, it is more complex and straightforward than some other Anderson movies, but still has a mesmerizing effect and grows on you upon repeated viewings. Justifiably a cult classic, it is perhaps not the best of Wes Anderson movies, but it is not the worst either, despite unjustly being panned by critics. If you have a functioning brain, give it a try.

WubsTheFadger Short and Simple Review by WubsTheFadgerFirst off, Wes Anderson has once again created a quirky, colorful, and touching film. The story is at times extremely hilarious and very touching. The ending is heartfelt and feel good. The plot is easy to follow and all the characters are easily distinguishable from each other because of their vibrant personalities.The acting is great. Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Willem Defoe, and Jeff Goldblum steal the show. They are all hilarious and add so much to the story. Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston, Michael Gambon, Noah Taylor, Bud Cort, Seu Jorge, Robyn Cohen, Waris Ahluwalia, Matthew Gray Gubler, and Seymour Cassel all player various crew members that are memorable and funny.The pacing is a little slow and the runtime is very overlong. Also, the CGI is a little weird.The crew are the best part of the film because they are all unique and very funny in their own way. The orange hat and blue speedo are legendary.Pros: Hilarious and touching story, great characters, good acting, the crew, and the legendary hat and blue speedoCons: Some weird CGI, slow pacing, and an overlong runtimeOverall Rating: 7.2

Mackenzie DuBois From the quirky yet innovative director, Wes Anderson, comes yet another interesting and original movie about a once famous documentary maker seeking revenge for the death of his best friend. Steve Zissou searches out the carnivorous sea creature, the Jaguar Shark, that took the life of his closest friend and colleague. On this treacherous journey of revenge, Zissou encounters pirates, a mutiny of his crew, love for a woman he cannot have, and even a young man who may or may not be his biological son. As team Zissou sets out on this noble quest for revenge, while documenting the whole thing on film, the characters learn that sometimes revenge is not always worth the trouble.Anderson is known for his very original and odd approach to filmmaking and The Life Aquatic is no exception to his quirky style. Set in the 1960's, Anderson uses art and styles from the era which allows the audience to see the differences of the modern times to those of the past. By using real life sets and sets built in studios, Anderson shows his unique sense of art and makes the film unmistakably a Wes Anderson film. This movie is able to entertain its audience in the way that only Anderson's films can do. This film keeps its audience interested by being different and odd. It is able to capture the audience's attention with its quirky style and its eccentric characters. The moral message that can be gained from this movie is that family is always the most important thing in life. It also teaches that gaining revenge is not always the solution to your problems. Steve Zissou's experiences teach that letting go of past grudges can set you free and allow you to get on with your life to be successful. Both the internal and external conflicts are clearly developed throughout the movie. Zissou struggles with his internal conflict that he had already peaked in his life and will never be as successful as he once was. The external conflict comes in the form of a carnivorous sea beast that killed his best friend. He struggles with the task of finding the beast to kill it and get his revenge. I would rate this movie with four and a half out of five stars. It depicts a lost man that finds peace with himself and his arch nemesis by embarking on a seemingly impossible quest of revenge. Wes Anderson, once again, has created a wonderful story of love, loss, and triumph using his inventive and original style.

moonspinner55 Bill Murray, bearded in a red knit beanie, plays a low-keyed, yet fiercely determined oceanographer--a sort of second-runner to Jacques Cousteau--who has assembled a motley crew of adventurers to document his vengeful destruction of a Jaguar shark; complicating the scenario is the appearance of a southern airline pilot who believes himself to be the oceanographer's long-lost biological son. Another dry, quirky comedy-drama of odd human attributes from writer-director Wes Anderson; impeccably crafted and produced, but not always so interesting or likable. A great deal of the film's effectiveness rests on Murray's scratchy, irascible presence, yet his Steve Zissou often acts like a jerk, which undermines the proceedings with a sour tone that I'm not sure is entirely unintentional. Anderson's strengths as a filmmaker are apparent: he has an artist's eye, a talent for visceral detail which sometimes takes the viewer's breath away. However, his desire to punch up the character-driven material with mechanical action backfires (one may initially presume the hijackers episode is a fantasy of Zissou's), as does the mercurial but underwritten relationships between the men and women in the movie. The eclectic soundtrack--an Anderson staple--is lovingly filled with David Bowie songs (originals and those interpreted in Portuguese by Seu Jorge), while the look of the picture is both theatrical and vivid. Overall, "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" is about as unwieldy as its title--which surely hurt the film at the box-office--and not one of Anderson's watermark films, yet it features moments of beauty and emotion which make it worth-seeing for the filmmaker's admirers. ** from ****