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Summary: Genius script, genius acting
Review: Simply put, this movie is just brilliant on every level. From the very first shot of the book being checked out, this is a very special movie. It would be unfair to single out a performance as the best in this rock-solid ensemble cast, but Gene Hackman as patriarch Royal Tenenbaum and Luke Wilson as Richie give the best performances in this movie. When I saw this movie in the theatre with my friend, we were on the floor laughing because of the immediate comedic elements (Danny Glover falling in a rut unexpectedly), but repeated viewings reveal this movie as equal parts drama and comedy, thespian acting and flubbed lines, and genius script and excellent musical track. Watch this movie and be prepared to laugh, cry and have a good time (what a cliche). A future classic.
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Summary: Actually, 4 .5
Review: Wonderful movie that might be lost on those used to mindless television blah blah blah. Am I changing the world with this review? Hope not. Anyway, great offbeat (yes, it's one word without the dash) comedy which is sure to make you laugh.
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Summary: Don't even think of it!
Review: It's movies like this (is there an equal?) that give dysfunctional families a bad name! Is there nothing sacred anymore? Imagine the precocious Brady Bunch on drugs or nicotine inhalers with lobotomies and the viewer can readily approximate the flat, deadening lifelessness of these off-center performances -- the absolute bottom of the pit of movie viewing. My jaw was slack with stupefaction as each chapter unfolded and sunk my aesthetic sensibilities into obvilion. I would equate this viewing experience with that of coming to the mythical last page of the internet and finding nothing but an existential void of nothingness. Other than the fact that the story is imbedded on the DVD, I consider this disc without any redeeming value whatsoever, other than as a door stop or as a clay pigeon for buckshot at Buckingham Palace. One supposes that the viewer is supposed to identify with such dysfunctional behavior and somehow feel relieved to have escaped a similar fate. On the contrary, the only relief was a complete return to reality after hitting the ejection button. The features and interviews on disc two were even more deadening than the movie itself. One can only imagine what possessed these fine actors to take on such a turkey of a story and then have no conceivable idea how to pull it off. Minus five stars.
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Summary: Simply Brilliant, Subtly Hilarious
Review: This is a great movie on many levels, and it's one of my all-time favorites. It's the small details that really make the movie; often you won't know exactly what to make of a certain scene or a certain line of dialogue, but for some reason, it's just really funny. (Incidentally, I wasn't a huge fan of Rushmore; I found this movie to be much, much better.) With such an outstanding ensemble cast, it goes without saying that the performances are flawless... including the noticeably key "performance" of the movie's soundtrack, which complements the film superbly and features plenty of great songs and the lovely score by Mark Mothersbaugh. Don't expect too much from the DVD extras; there are some good interviews, but the outtakes, etc. are nothing special and the inclusion of all of Eric Anderson's drawings just seems superfluous. But the movie itself stands alone, and if you're in tune with the offbeat, deadpan humor, this one is not to be missed.
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Summary: really sucks
Review: I dont know why people thought that this is such a great movie. I personally think this movie was horrible with the dry humor that was not funny. A complete waste of time and money!!!
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Summary: how can you not like it
Review: i am amazed at the amount of reviews that tried to trash such an amazing movie it was like a modern day salanger novel played out before my eyes if you can't read salinger then you might not like this move because just like the books it is very anti climactic it bsically moves in a strait line this movie deffinatly ranks right up there with the greatest of the great for it's inventiousness and suttle humar please get it and enjoy it if you can read a book that actually means something and isn't just kill everybody. if you can't you may like it you may not hard to say
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Summary: Royally Horrible Boring Crap
Review: This is a terrible movie - a total waste of time that completely shames the talents of the actors involved. The feeling I got from this movie is that the director is a Quentin Tarantino wannabe - trying to make a film that will be provocative and interesting, witty and amusing but it falls short in every way, replete with mundane "dark comedy" stereotypes that are never developed fully and that always miss the mark. I laughed one time at a line by Gene Hackman - other than that - nothing. No interesting lines, no action, horrible acting (except for Hackman) - even the car crash scene (finally - when you are expecting some - any - action at all) at the wedding fails. The film is just flat out Boring - with a capital B. An unsophisticated poorly conceived project that even the big time actors involved could not save from its poor direction. Paltrow - should be ashamed. Murray - makes you feel sorry for him as an actor - the worst role I've ever seen him in. Hackman - tries his best to bring some life to a film and characters with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Wilson brothers - not funny or amusing. Stiller - why demean yourself by participating in this flop? Angelica Huston - boring, boring, boring - anyone could have played her part. Watch the interviews that come with the DVD and it is obvious that none of the actors has any enthusiasm for the film - and rightfully so, after they saw the screening they were probably ashamed. Even a pretty decent "Top Ten" sound track doesn't help this film.
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Summary: Melodramatic
Review: I don't see too much humor in this movie. I do find it a pretty good movie to watch. It's about a family that was once reputable now on the verge of collapse. The patriarch of the family once rich now broke and forced to work as a regular stiff wants to reunite with his family by telling them that he is sick and doesn't have long to live. Although he does bond well with the grandchildren, his kids have some sort of issues with him as well as their own personal problems. Royal, who was scheming against his children and others, realized that he has made some mistakes and wants forgiveness from his kids.
Although this movie wasn't as funny as I thought it would be, it does have the drama of the family falling apart. I would give it three and half stars but this site only permits me to give whole ratings.
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Summary: I thought it was bad.
Review: I thought 'The Royal Tenenbaums' was a bad movie. It was like watching a blanck screen for two hours. There was alot of mumbo jumbo going on, but no real story happened. I didn't laugh once and the movie was just dull.
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Summary: An unusual, wonderfull and original movie
Review: When you see the picture on the cover, you wonder what kind of movies it is. Some think it looks boring, so don't really care, but some people, like me, wondered why they chose a picture of the family. I thought it wasn't really a cover that catches your attention. I didn't rent it, but I always wondered what it was. Then it was aired on The Movie Network and let me tell you something, I LOVE THAT MOVIE. I never saw a movie of that kind, it's so original. After the third time I watched the movie, I understood the cover. The movie is all about family. Everybody in that family haves a special talent and all of them have a story. Royal wasn't there for his family, so him and his wife got separated. He lived in a hotel for a long time, until he got kicked out. He told his family that he was sick, it was the only way he could spend some time with them. Some of his kids don't want him there, he wants to get his wife back, but she's seeing someone else...So that is what the movie is all about. On the cover you can see that Royal is the only one that haves a real smile, nobody else is smilling ( well the cowboy is but he's on drugs, and is not part of the family, just a close friend). So that shows that everybody haves issues with him, but he doesnt really understand.(and sorry, I don't remember the names of the characters) His daughter on the far left, is married with the older guy on the right, but they are not really close, that's why they are not standing next to each other. The black guy, he's the one that Royal's wife is seeing, notice the hand he haves on her ? That's to show Royal that they are together now. The guy in the red adidas sport suit (Ben Stiller), see how he haves the arms around his 2 kids ? It's because he's protecting them too much(you'll see why they are dressed up like that, and why he's over protective). The guy with the bird, well that one I didn't figured him out. Well he's not looking at the camera, so maybe it's because something is on his mind(you'll see in the movie). So you can see that the cover says everything, they could'nt chosed a better one. What I liked the most about that movie, is that you see famous actors, in original characters that you usually would'nt see them act as. It shows off they're true talents. This movie is in my top three movies for sure. Watch, you'll probly see what your parents mean when they say that now, they don't do movies like they used too. That movie could've been one of your parents favorite.
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