Director:  Wes Anderson		Released:  December 2001
Writer:  Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson		MPAA Rating:  R
Players:  Gene Hackman, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Danny Glover, Bill Murray, Anjelica Huston		Running time:  109 minutes

The Royal Tenenbaums is a fun piece of entertainment.  This is the first Wes Anderson film that I think is really great.  Bottle Rocket and Rushmore were decent enough, but I think this is Anderson's first step to becoming a truly great filmmaker, and I'll look forward to seeing what he does next.

Now.  Gene Hackman is perfect in this movie and in the role of Royal Tenenbaum.  If it were up to me, I'd hand him an Academy Award right now.  There's just nobody else who could play the role with Hackman's wit, charm, and character.  Speaking of character ... Royal is one of the most memorable characters to appear on a movie screen this year.

Quirkiness abounds in this story of a family of geniuses and their hidden secrets.  Each scene contains a number of layers, so I'd predict that the rewatchability quotient is very high for The Royal Tenenbaums.

- crocoPuffs

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