Did nothing but stayed home and study. I could literally feel myself decaying mentally(which is ironic), emotionally and definitely physically. Ugh. I hope blogging helps, so here...

MOVIE REVIEW: THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS

The first thing i noticed about this film is its huge and quite impressive cast with names like Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Houston, Gene Hackman, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, Danny Glover and Bill Murray as the leads. Directed by Wes Anderson who shot to critical stardom with his previous acclaimed movie, Rushmore, the film is about a family of prodigies who are estranged since their youth and have decided to reunite when their eccentric and often insensitive father announces that he's terminally ill. Under the same roof again after years of seperation, father Royal Tenenbaum(Hackman) plans, charms and even schemes to salvage and repair the broken relationships with his wife, Ethel(Houston) and his three genius children Chas(Stiller), Richie(Luke Wilson) and Margot(Paltrow). Tenenbaums is an unconventinal comedy freshly presented in a somewhat literary structure, mostly like a novel though one can sense stage drama elements in it also. The actors wear their roles as close to their own skins like the vintage attire they don. Which of course makes for performances with conviction. Though a film out of the ordinary, i personally can't help but sense that Anderson is relatively self-conscious in his writing and directing for Tenenbaums as compared to the more campy, outrageous and easy-going Rushmore. But still, he manages to bring out some of the very best from his cast and approach a topic that's been done many times before with a quirkiness that leaves the audience(ok, maybe just me.) with a subtle tickle that doesn't quite wears off for a while. Official website.