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Release Date: 09 July, 2002 Retail Price: $19.99 OUR Price: $16.99 You SAVE: $3.00! Cast: Complete Cast (14 total) |
The Royal Tenenbaums - Criterion Collection Reviews
Atrocious.
Absolutely terrible. The most inexplicable comedy phenomena this side of Dane Cook.
Nothing happens in this movie (and I mean nothing) except a bunch of sullen characters exhanging "comic" glances and looking withdrawn and cynical. I don't think a Soviet run production company could suck the life and charisma out of these talented actors better. So on that point it's a success. All the sullen, understated lines and glances are supposed to be funny-they're not, they're boring. Somebody needs to tell Wes Anderson that too. ASAP.
Unsubstantial flash
It was very disappointing to see major actors, cinematographers, and editors doing a good job with decidedly sub-rate material. The film looks much, much better than its story. One begins to have doubts when this family of "geniuses" reveal little intellectual heft in conversation and interaction. The Paltrow character is a virtual cipher whose only talent seems to be finding stashes for her cigarettes, despite her promotion as a "prodigy". The purported love triangle has no apparent basis, in other words, the audience is told to accept the premise without evidence. The problem is that this film was written by people who are not professional, creative writers. Characters must be shown to be "interesting", "conflicted", "in-love", "suicidal", etc. by their words and actions, not simply because we are told they are. This can only be accomplished by subtle and clever writing, which is wholly absent here.
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