THE DARJEELING LIMITED (Criterion/eOne, 2007) D: Wes Anderson, w/ Adrien Brody, Owen Wilson. Rating: NNNN DVD package: NNNN Rating: NNNN
Three wealthy American brothers take a train ride across India. Control-freak Francis (Owen Wilson) insists that it be a spiritual journey. Jet-setter Jack (Jason Schwartzman) and nervous soon-to-be father Peter (Adrien Brody) acquiesce, but sibling rivalry runs amok and gets them tossed off the train in the middle of nowhere.
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Precise, understated performances and self-conscious over-elaborate camera moves contrast with the beauty and chaos of India in this droll comedy about family dynamics and the futility of the paint-by-numbers approach to spirituality.
Along with a very good making-of doc and critical essay, Criterion’s extensive extras provide several worthwhile comic items, notably Waris’s Diary.
EXTRAS Commentary, audio-visual essay, making-of doc, more. Widescreen. English audio and subtitles.
