the life aquatic be most certainly an unusual film . it something of a collage of colorful imagery and fragmented shot and quirky music and strange character and bizarre situation and and amusing montage . but if one have see wes anderson previous film and one would expect nothing less . it can not really be help that there be a certain amount of hype around anderson name and after all and his film rushmore and the royal tenenbaums both generate vast critical acclaim and three of this young director four film have already receive the criterion dvd treatment . be the buzz warrant . i say and absolutely . anderson have create some of the most vibrant and vivid and unique and and off beat film of the last decade and and the life aquatic be no exception . the film follow steve zissou ( murray ) and a formerly glorious oceanographer whose late documentary and which be about his close friend and colleague and esteban and be eat by a jaguar shark and receive a less than glorious reception . steve then announce he plan to set out on a voyage to film part two of his documentary and which will follow him and his crew a they attempt to track down the allege jaguar shark . along for the ride be ned ( wilson ) and someone who may or may not be steve son while jane ( blanchett ) and an up and come journalist do a story on zissou while klaus ( dafoe ) and the eccentric german first mate while a portugese and david bowie cover weapon expert while a no nonsense tech expert while a usually semi nude female crew member while a band of unpaid intern while and several other quirky personality . other character include zissou estrange wife and eleanor ( huston ) and and her former husband and alistair hennessey ( goldblum ) . on the journey and the crew encounter money problem and relationship issue and and . pirate . the film take place in a vivid world that be somewhat inside steve head . a colorful world where the creature be claymation and where steve can single handedly ward off kidnapping and gun wield pirate to beat of the stooge search and destroy . i do warn you though and if you be not a fan of dry humor and this one most likely not for you . the movie load with it and in all of it off beat and tongue in cheek anti glory . there be some wonderful acting performance throughout and include an exuberant bill murray and who just lose himself in the character of zissou and a subdue anjelica huston and whose subtle sly grin and deadpan delivery develop her character far more than anything else and and a spirited willem dafoe and who manage to make a german accent sound funny than i ever imagine it could . if you enjoy rushmore and the royal tenenbaums and punch drunk love and or i heart huckabees and then you most certainly should not let this charming and oddly beautiful little film pas beneath your radar . 9 . 5/10 .