
Variety
Colorful and kinetic seriocomedy... Wes Anderson breaks no new ground thematically, picture comes closer to "The Royal Tenenbaums" than "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou," but without achieving the poignance of "Rushmore"... Here, as in his two prior outings, Anderson's arch, highly artificial style gets in the way of character and emotional development, rendering picture piquant rather than profound...
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