The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other--to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest," however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray), and they eventually find themselves stranded alone in the middle of the desert with eleven suitcases, a printer, and a laminating machine. At this moment, a new, unplanned journey suddenly begins.

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There is so much more than meets the eye in Wes Anderson's fifth, and most mature, movie. But that's not to say the eyeand the ear, for that matterwon't be very pleased with The Darjeeling Limited.

Story

The Darjeeling Limited could perhaps be summed up rather easily: three brothers, a train and a country. But Wes Anderson's latest, like all of his movies, doesn't deserve such an easy explanation. It centers on the brothers WhitmanFrancis (Owen Wilson), Peter (Adrien Brody) and Jack (Jason…

Peter Travers - October 18, 2007

The dumb rap against the gifted Wes Anderson is that his comedies (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic) all hit on similar themes of broken dreams and shattered families. Damn him. And damn Hitchcock for his obsession with suspense. And what's with Scorsese and violence? My point is, an artist can spend a satisfying lifetime developing personal themes and deepening their resonance. Sure, they can trip up (see The Life Aquatic). But the Texas-born Anderson, 38, has…

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