Even though it has so many of the things I love about Wes Anderson movies, The Darjeeling Limited just didn't do it for me. There was that wonderful disharmony of tone. A nostalgic wistfulness against a sharp blankness. The wonderful, fanciful clutter of objects and colors. The brilliant shots. The deadpan acting. The rich dialogue. Lost adults. Etcetera, etcetera.But I just didn't care.
The DVD, however, includes a nice slice of Wes Anderson perfection: Hotel Chevalier, a short with Natalie Portman and one of the characters from The Darjeeling Limited (I think it's technically a prequel). It's like Bill Murray meets Marguerite Duras.
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