From the the stop-frame animated underwater creatures, to the wonderful deadpan gags, to the Seu Jorge/David Bowie soundtrack, there are...
From the the stop-frame animated underwater creatures, to the wonderful deadpan gags, to the Seu Jorge/David Bowie soundtrack, there are plenty of stylistic strokes of genius to enjoy here. But it's Bill Murray, staring out glumly into the abyss with a red cap and Papa Smurf beard, at the heart of The Life Aquatic. It's a tour-de-force of Murray's talents – only he could be a juvenile, ignorant, disenchanted sad-sack and still be a movie's hilarious hero, let alone top your imaginary dinner guest wish-list. On top of all the attention to detail and charm writer/director Wes Anderson pours into the film, it's also hilarious and the director's funniest film yet.
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57 %225 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
82 %210,636 reviewsAudience score rating
"The effect is often soporific."
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Variety
Variety"The actor's (Murray) quiet, downcast presence modulates the antic busyness that encircles him, and his performance is a triumph of comic minimalism."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Wilson drops the ironic smirk to give a sincerely affecting performance. His scenes with Murray provide the ballast when the script veers off into unconvincing pirate attacks and animated sea creatures."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"The damnedest film. I can't recommend it, but I would not for one second discourage you from seeing it."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"An exquisitely evocative movie that elevates rueful melancholia to a superpower."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Wonderfully weird and wistful adventure-comedy about a fish-out-of-water oceanographer."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterThe Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Details
- Rating
- M, for language, some drug use, violence and partial nudity
- Runtime
- 119
- Genre
- Adventure, Comedy
- Country of origin
- USA
