The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

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⭐ 8.0/10

(Originally written by kaelwilton)

What a strange, strange movie. I am no stranger to the quirkiness of most Wes Anderson films (in fact, I am a very big fan of his films), but this might just be the weirdest one. Essentially, the plot is about Steve Zissou (another classic Bill Murray/Wes Anderson collaboration), a famous oceanographer, who sets out on a voyage to get revenge on a shark that killed his partner. On top of that, he meets a man who may or may not be his son (played by Owen Wilson), and decides to bring him along on the voyage too.


The cast in this movie is absolutely phenomenal. Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe and Jeff Goldblum are just a couple of the big names that star in this film, and each one of them deliver a fantastic performance. The film features a very good song track, mostly comprising of David Bowie songs sung in different languages.


The film features the classic Wes Anderson aesthetic that I absolutely adore, and this definitely adds to the overall enjoyment of the movie. It also features classic Wes Anderson humour, which I also love. Basically, if you are a fan of Wes Anderson movies I could not recommend this movie enough, but if you are not into his style of film, I wouldn't recommend it tbh. Personally, I absolutely loved it, although I must acknowledge it is probably not his strongest screenplay (features a few underdeveloped subplots and side characters, but this does not take away from the film too much).


Overall, a very very good movie.

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