Review: While not as magical as The Royal Tenenbaums, Wes Anderson's next film grows on repeat viewings. Bill Murray is on fine form as Steve Zissou, a broke oceanographer/documentarian who is trying to finance his next voyage to track down the elusive Jaguar shark that killed his best friend, Esteban. Beside the eclectic crew of his research vessel, Zissou is joined on his quest by a man who thinks he is his son and a pregnant reporter.
Quotes:
"That's an endangered species at most. What would be the scientific purpose of killing it?"
"Revenge."
"Supposedly Cousteau and his cronies invented the idea of putting walkie-talkies into the helmet. But we made ours with a special rabbit ear on the top so we could pipe in some music."
"You must swear, legally swear, that you will not kill that shark, or whatever it is, if it actually exists."
"I'm going to fight it, but I'll let it live."
"Steve, one of the interns just fell down the stairs with the main tracking processor."
"All right, just make sure we steal the backup."
"Do you know that you just charted us on a course through unprotected waters?"
"Yeah, we're taking the shortcut."
"But it's outside I.M.U. jurisdiction. There isn't any protection."
"I know, honey. Look at the map. We go your way, that's about four inches. We go my way, it's an inch and a half. You wanna pay for the extra gas?"
"I'm going to have to start locking my effing door."
"It was locked, I kicked it in. Why don't you just curse like other people?"
"Because I'm trying to get out of the habit before I have my fucking baby!"
"Stevesy, what's going on? Are those hijackers?"
"Well, out here we call them 'pirates', Ned."
"You know I'm not big on apologizing. So I'll just skip it if it's all the same to you."
"Okay."
"Anyway, I'm sorry."
"We've never made great husbands, have we? Of course, I have a good excuse. I'm part gay."
"I think it's criminal that Steve allowed this to happen, by which I mean illegal. We're being led on an illegal suicide mission by a selfish maniac."
"I hear what you're saying, but I think you misjudge the guy."
"We're in the middle of a lightning-strike rescue-op, Klaus. What's the deal?"
"I'm sick of being on 'B' Squad."
"You might be on 'B' Squad, But you're the 'B' Squad leader."
"Oh, shit! Swamp leeches. Everybody, check for swamp leeches, and pull them off... Nobody else got hit? I'm the only one? What's the deal?"
"Are we, are we safe in here?"
"I doubt it."
"I wanted to give you a heads-up on what I thought of the piece..."
"You read it. What did you think?"
"Well, I was a little upset at first. I mean, obviously people are going to think I'm a showboat, and a little bit of a prick. But then I thought... that's me. I said those things, I did those things. I can live with that. You're a good writer, Jane."
"It's the effing cover."
"Thatta girl."
4 1/2 out of 5 Stars
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