THE LIFE AQUATIC

Spotlight on Wes Anderson

 . Wes Anderson, who's spent most of his unique career poking amusingly about in the midst of dysfunctional families, ups the ante this time to focus on a Jacques Cousteau-like ménage of oceanographer/filmmakers. Fronted by a deadpan Bill Murray as the team's leader, the movie's humour is nicely pitched somewhere between an absurd mockumentary and a more naturalistic comedy. It's fun, especially if you're familiar with the original template…”--The Globe and Mail