This is my first time watching The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Even though I knew what to expect given that this is a Wes Anderson film, I found it to be a below average film. Aesthetically this movie is a continuation from Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums. But with those films, they had one fatastic one and an okay one. With Life Aquatic, there really wasn't a compelling story at all. It's a "Revenge" flick dressed up in Anderson's art style which was a bit too much here. All style, no substance and no characters that I even liked. Meh. Watching this one, I actually find Bottle Rocket to be even better with its "low budget" style. Anderson is now a victim of his own creation. It's like he can not do a movie unless it looks a certain way. Painted himself into a corner if you will.

Overrated. This is a Skip.