this be the first time i decide to write a review . at the time when cousteau documentary air regularly and i be still a child . cousteau and the life he lead captivate me and evoke in me a sense of adventure seek and fascination with the sea . wes anderson manage to not only recapture the cousteau mystique with a twist but to also take me back to this wonderful time . the life aquatic be a brilliant and unique work of art with a wonderful cast . the various subplots be beautifully think out . those who can not connect with this film be simply bear at the wrong period . those who can not appreciate it be simply much too rigid to understand creative movie making . i truly hope they make a sequel . afterall and cousteau be know to have fake some scene . esteban death could have be part of a ploy . alternatively and esteban could have truly survive the attack and be later spit out by the shark near some island . let go wes . give u another . you have a winning formula . best regard and marc .