i like wes anderson films. i like the cast. i like movies about finding yourself. i like quirky comedies. i like art house films. i like everything this movie wanted to be. but sitting in this movie, i was just waiting for it to end. the first mini-film was arduous and boring. it was basically 15 minutes filled with 3 minutes worth of script. the main feature wasn't much different... an hour and a half filled with about 30 minutes worth of material, spaced out amongst disjointed pointlessness. you can't make humor subtle by saying it slowly with bad pacing, and you can't make metaphors poignant by showing them over and over again. at the end, even though i could predict everything the characters would say or do, i didn't care about any of it or any of them. if you enjoy sitting around waiting for something to happen, i guess maybe you'll enjoy this movie... but it's not even in the same league as his earlier films.

I've always been a fan of pretty much everything that wes anderson has done over the years. That said, I'm not quite as gung-ho as all the devout anderson fans, but I enjoy it enough to see all of his films. The Darjeeling Limited was no exception, and I was excited to see it, but I was truly taken back by the caliber of the film/execution as a whole. While anything by Wes Anderson is (obviously) going to be visually and cinematically awe-inspiring, this was much more in my eyes. The story was much more personal and affecting to me than his previous works. The acting was exceptional, open, and ,for lack of a better word, 'human.' Lastly, the music in this film is by far and away some of the best music supervision/placement I have ever heard/seen. Randall Poster' use of obscure tracks by The Kinks, Peter Sarstedt?s ?Where Do You Go To My Lovely ,as well as Joe Dassin' 'Chartes De Lessey' truly make for magical moments in film. I could go on, but it won't do it justice. Classic.

Not too many modern filmmakers actually care about actual filmmaking these days. One exception is Wes Anderson who is so meticulous about every single thing seen and heard in every single shot of his movies that usually you have to see his films more than once. The same care has gone into the making of "The Darjeeling Limited" but this time most people should be able to "get it" with one viewing -- the story is much more straight-forward than his last two efforts. It's also very funny and very sad and ultimately very uplifting. The acting is superb, the scenery is gorgeous and the dialogue is quirky but realistic. What more could you ask for? Oh right, as usual, Anderson's pop music choices are pitch perfect, especially the use of three Kinks' songs from the "Lola versus Powerman and the Money-Go-Round" album. Run, don't walk.

I chose to ignore the on-the-fence review by the NY Times and dragged my 95 year old grandmother with me. It was filmed beautifully, the character development was unique and believable, and there was a consistent element of the unexpected. The dialog and delivery kept us laughing throughout the entire story and the wonderful message of the importance of human intimacy and its contrast with the notion of being able to free yourself of desire was depicted in a charming way. The entire movie theatre did not get up to leave until all credits were completed as it wasclearly thought provoking.

Beautiful movie about petty people. Breathtaking attention to detail and camera work. Funny and endearing, but not for everybody. Wes Anderson's most accomlished movie.