****, FAVORITE
A family of chid prodigies gather together when their bastard of a dad claims to suffer from a deadly disease. With multiple problems of their own, including hypocondria and suicide attempts, the family struggles to get on and solve the problems. The movie deals it's morbid subject with a loveable deadpan and dark humour. Anderson is a master of his craft and knows exactly what to get from a scene. Brilliant use of music, even though many of the tracks are so recognizable that they could easily steal the attention in the scenes. But with wide angles and eccentric story telling, few Lou Reed's and Nico's don't mind a bit. 1980's new wave band Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh brings, with his music (harpsicord is a very funny instrument indeed), a new comic level to the movie as well.
Only downside may be that the cast is largely known for less artistic movies and because of that, it sometimes feel what on earth are they doing in this sort of movie but they all seems to jump in their characters quite fine. Special thumbs up for Paltrow as the adopted daughter and a playwriter who's depressed and Luke Wilson as a loyal son and a has-been tennis player with his Ringo Starr/Sebastien Tellier style.
But all in all, it's the cinematography and the dark humour which makes this movie. Scorsese's favourite director and no wonder.
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