The Darjeeling LImited (2007)

From NetFlix:

Following the death of their father, three brothers (Adrien Brody, Owen Wilson and Jason Schwartzman) embark on a journey on the cross-India train the Darjeeling Limited and attempt to reconnect after years of physical and emotional distance. The trip also opens up some old wounds and proves that their sibling rivalry can never be completely erased. Natalie Portman and Anjelica Huston co-star in Wes Anderson’s lyrical comic drama.

Another disfunctional family film (not the viewers, the characters ). Three brothers (including a heavily bandaged Owen Wilson) unite in India to ride a train to find their Mom who failed to show up for the funeral of Dad. Mom has become a Roman Catholic nun somewhere in the wilds of India. Does this tell you anything about the film ?

Almost all the dialog is deadpan comedy and I really had a good laugh from time to time. But I am a very tolerant viewer (I hope). So if you want to watch an hour+ of brotherly muddling and are patient, this is the film for you.

At least my mother did not become a nun!

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