DVD Review

The Darjeeling Limited (2008)

Details Rated: R; DVD Release Date: Feb 26, 2008; Genre: Comedy; With: Adrien Brody and Owen Wilson; Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures

oh, brothers Jason Schwartzman, Adrien Brody, and Owen Wilson play relative strangers on a train | The Darjeeling Limited, Adrien Brody, ...
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oh, brothers Jason Schwartzman, Adrien Brody, and Owen Wilson play relative strangers on a train

Director Wes Anderson did the right thing by including Hotel ChevalierThe Darjeeling Limited's fine 12-minute appetizer, which was originally available only on iTunes — as a DVD EXTRA. (Now you'll understand why Natalie Portman turns up in one shot of Darjeeling.) Otherwise, the film is a high point in Anderson's career: a tale of three bickering brothers (Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman) finding each other by losing themselves on a train journey. It's the usual collection of oddballs, stunning camera work, and whimsy, but this time everything clicks. B+

Originally posted Feb 29, 2008 Published in issue #981 Mar 07, 2008 Order article reprints
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