UnowPriceless hyped garbage

Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?

Gutsycurene Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

merelyaninnuendo The Royal TenenbaumsThe symmetric world and the camera work has always been the maker's signature that lures in the audience through its stunning visuals and pleasingly light and breezy tone of the feature; contradict to its premise. As mentioned, it is rich on such technical aspects like costume design and cinematography but is short on sound department. Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson; the screenwriters, has done an excellent work on offering concrete material that is flat out hilarious and keeps the audience engaged where no one can defy that he or she isn't entertained. Wes Anderson; the director, as always, is excellent in his work on execution and the primary reason it always works is his awareness of the vision that he wishes to implement on screen. The performance is of course, amazingly done because of such a great cast especially Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Gwyneth Paltrow and Gene Hackman. The only minor conflict in here, is that the material hits on screen all together and offers very little time to breathe to the audience which can be off putting at times. The Royal Tenenbaums is a family drama enriching into a cathartic release where even though there isn't much to connect to the world depicted in here, it certainly is supremely entertaining.

Tim Kerr-Thomson This can not be called a comedy, even in part or dark humour, so don't expect it. It's a well acted quirky drama. However, it is just so depressing, it can't be entertainment.

WubsTheFadger Short and Simple Review by WubsTheFadgerFirst off, Wes Anderson has created another whimsical, colorful, and plain out weird film once again. The story is told fluently and gracefully introduces us to the colorful characters and their personalities. The story is very funny and at time extremely touching.The acting is great. Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, Danny Glover, Seymour Cassel, Kumar Pallana, and Alec Baldwin all perform very well.The pacing is a little slow in the middle but overall, it is consistently fast. The runtime is a little overlong.Pros: Whimsical, funny, and touching story, great acting, and a great endingCons: Some slow pacing and an overlong runtimeOverall Rating: 8.2

Sachin Chavan Is it even possible for me to not like a Wes Anderson movie? He makes me feel like Rashid Khan in Hindustani classical music: that there's still hope for Hollywood! 'The Royal Tenenbaums' is worth watching just for its visuals (which Anderson isn't?). But Wes is not a Bhansali - he doesn't just make eye candies. In fact, even his visual treat is in a different league altogether. Blended with the narrative, it gives the feel of reading a rich novel and imagining it visually myself. There's a lot of creative imagination behind it. As a writer-director Anderson's movies are humanistic-existential. Relations are dealt with adroitly and you get more than a glimpse into the recesses of his character's minds. The Royal Tenenbaums has plenty of family drama, but if you go looking just for that, you'd be underwhelmed. See it for the presentation, and you'd be satisfied, if not delighted. Anderson weaves the bright and the dark just like real life does. Wes's films may never break the box offices, but his style will be loved and studied by connoisseurs for decades to come. 'The Royal Tenenbaums' is where he broke through into the commercial mainstream, but has continued to maintain his own creative stream despite that. And that's why I can never rate him below 9/10.H