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The Royal Tenenbaums Reviews

2001

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In their youth, the Tenenbaums--an eccentric New York family--were extraordinary. They were all geniuses. Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman) was a successful litigator. His wife Etheline (Angelica Huston) raised their children to be ambitious, entrepreneurial, and creative--then published an acclaimed book about her child-rearing .. Read more

Starring	Anjelica Huston, Gene Hackman, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow
Director	Wes Anderson
Genres	Comedy

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- "...The rivalry between the three siblings is particularly well caught....The split-second connections, meanwhile, are intensely moving....The tracks here knead the emotion into your brain and become inseparable from it..."
- 10919
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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  - 20
  Yawwwwwwwn
  
  I rarely abandon films half way through and to my credit I stuck this one out. Time seemed to slow down. I began to despair ... 109 minutes have never passed so... read more »
  
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  - steviebobs
  - 27 reviews
  - London
  - 17 Sep 2004 at 11:46
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  Entertainingly good!
  
  I was not sure what to expect from this film but someone told me to check it out if I could and so I did!
  
  I was not disappointed and it was quite ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 11 Feb 2012 at 12:01
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  Why Bother?
  
  I spy with my little eye, something beginning with ........Sh..!
  
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  - patrick foley
  - Manchester
  - 26 Jan 2012 at 14:32
- - 0
  - 0
  A grower
  
  This is a film that gets better the more times you watch it. It was ok the first time I saw it, but after the second watch the characters become more loveable ... read more »
  
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  - 04 Jan 2012 at 20:35
- - 0
  - 0
  like marmite- love of loathe
  
  Wes Andersen's films all share an atmosphere that is special to his work definable as both bleak and yet at the same time oddly heart-warming. He looks ... read more »
  
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  - 02 Jan 2012 at 18:05
- - 0
  - 4
  wackiness piled on emptiness
  
  This is a film so in love with its own stylishness, the piled-up eccentricities of its characters and its desire to be original that it overlooks two vital ... read more »
  
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  - oxford
  - 18 Mar 2011 at 21:45
- - 5
  - 9
  The worst film of all time
  
  No really! Four of us tried to watch the film after rave reviews, all of us absolute film buffs with a wide range in taste from blockbusters to world and arts ... read more »
  
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  - Cornwall
  - 09 Aug 2010 at 19:55
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  Truly dreadful
  
  There aren't many film I give up on half way through, but this was one of them. It got one star cos you can't give zero.
  
  The all star cast ... read more »
  
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- - Stuart Groves
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  - 24 Jul 2010 at 12:27
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  - 2
  A spectacular disappointment
  
  It is not often that I feel compelled to write a review of a movie I’ve seen on LoveFilm but for this one I’ll make an exception.
  
  This has ... read more »
  
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- - Gordon101
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  - glasgow
  - 01 Jun 2010 at 15:41
- - 1
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  Interesting and Beautiful
  
  This film is very enjoyable and my favourite Wes Anderson film. The setting and characters and beautiful and the details are brilliant as well as the characters... read more »
  
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  - Glasgow
  - 25 May 2010 at 17:22
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  - 1
  Original, amusing and thought-provoking
  
  An absentee father tries to repair the damage to a family of extraordinary talents who have fallen into decline. Funny and poignant.
  
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- - NDG
  - 160 reviews
  - Oxfordshire
  - 19 May 2010 at 00:36
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- - 71
  - 20
  Yawwwwwwwn
  
  I rarely abandon films half way through and to my credit I stuck this one out. Time seemed to slow down. I began to despair ... 109 minutes have never passed so... read more »
  
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- 18585
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  - steviebobs
  - 27 reviews
  - London
  - 17 Sep 2004 at 11:46
- - 21
  - 1
  Brilliant film!
  
  Don't be put off by the bad reviews, as this is one of my favourite films ever.
  
  Intelligent, hilariously witty and subtle, and so full of black ... read more »
  
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- - Loosey
  - Glasgow
  - 18 May 2004 at 10:29
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  - 3
  Enjoyable, atypical and off the wall
  
  Would have given the film 3.5 if half marks were available but instead it's got 4. Great performances from Gene Hackman and Luke Wilson. Don't expect ... read more »
  
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- - Anthony Spratt
  - London
  - 23 Dec 2004 at 14:36
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  - 4
  A bit of an enigma
  
  Although very original and quirky, I wasn't overly impressed with this film. The cast was pretty good but let down by the awkward and uninspiring script ... read more »
  
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- - sheeponagoose
  - Greater Manchester
  - 02 Dec 2003 at 12:42
- - 11
  - 5
  a bit slow
  
  Am afraid I found this so slow, if the story had gone along any slower the dvd would have come to a stop. When I saw this film in a movie trailer I was ... read more »
  
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- - Moira MacLennan
  - Scotland
  - 26 May 2005 at 14:38
- - 10
  - 2
  A RIGHT ROYAL TURKEYBAUM
  
  I usually try to be balanced and constructive in my reviews, however . . .WHAT AN ABSOLUTE CROCK! I grimly hung on for about twenty five minutes in the hope ... read more »
  
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- - Norman Barry
  - Surrey, England
  - 15 Nov 2006 at 12:35
- - 9
  - 0
  Could it be any worse
  
  This is simply the worst movie i have ever seen!!!!
  
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  - whitehaven, England
  - 23 Sep 2007 at 21:23
- - 8
  - 0
  Added Extras
  
  Oops! I took this out thinking that this was the film plus extras. Look out for that error. Trailers were fun though.
  
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- - Madijana
  - Ealing
  - 02 Sep 2004 at 21:46
- - 8
  - 1
  Loved it
  
  A very engaging script yet not your typical Hollywood drama/comedy. It struck us as a little eccentric, yet this aspect of the film kept us captivated. The ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - England
  - 08 Apr 2005 at 09:11
- - 7
  - 1
  Gene Hackman's general greatness
  
  Two things; one, gene hackman has been around for bloody ages and has made some duff movies. This one isn't one of them, it's up there with Get Shorty ... read more »
  
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  - North Yorkshire, England
  - 30 Sep 2004 at 22:12

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Critics' reviews
- "...The rivalry between the three siblings is particularly well caught....The split-second connections, meanwhile, are intensely moving....The tracks here knead the emotion into your brain and become inseparable from it..."
- 10919
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- The fun here lies in the details Ð dalmatian-spotted mice, battered taxicabs, the elegant pages of an imaginary book Ð rather than in the disjointed narrative, which sets the scene deftly and then collapses.
- 32040
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
- "...Nuanced, multilayered and oftentimes most poignant when its humor is at is darkest, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS is one of those rare Hollywood products that assumes a mature intelligence among its audience..."
- 10916
- - Box Office
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...The script is rich with subtle humour and the cast deliver it with deadpan, borderline camp elan....Anderson keeps things moving with a stylish simplicity that catches every glance, sigh and gesture..."
- 10920
- - Total Film
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...Endearing....Mr. Anderson presents each of these characters -- and several more -- with the fastidious care of a collector arranging prize specimens on a shelf..."
- 10918
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...There are big laughs, quiet moments when we're touched, and then the rug gets pulled out with deadpan audacity....Funny....With unexpected emotional twists..."
- 10917
- - Chicago Sun
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59

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- The Royal Tenenbaums
  
  In their youth, the Tenenbaums--an eccentric New York family--were extraordinary. They were all geniuses. Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman) was a successful litigator. His wife Etheline (Angelica Huston) raised their children to be ambitious, entrepreneurial, and creative--then published an acclaimed ...