Christina Reviews *The Royal Tenenbaums*

          I have heard people say that The Royal Tenenbaums is just a rip-off of Irving’s The Hotel New Hampshire.  And it’s true that there are some similarities. 

1. There's a hotel in both. 
2. The sister dates a black guy in both.
3. A brother and sister have an affair in both, only the brother and sister aren’t blood relatives in TRT.
4.  Both have a quirky sense of humor.  The humor in TRT is more dry, whereas THNH is more outrageous.
5. Someone dies in a plane crash in both, and in both plane crashes, there was a dog involved.  And then the dog was found miles away from the wreckage.

          That’s all I can think of.

         Did TRT rip-off THNH?  If anything, it paid homage to a crazy but compelling saga of a more than eccentric family.

         I didn’t really like TRT.  I’m not a big fan of Gwyneth Paltrow, and the humor was far too dry for me.  And really, the potential humor was all the movie had going for it.

        Basically, I don’t even know what the story is about because it’s one of those more “artistic” films where it’s not important to remember what you watched the minute the credits roll.  That way, you will be compelled to watch the movie again and again and again.  That’s how the art film makes its money.  Nor is it important for you to laugh out loud at the humor---so long as you laugh in your soul.

       Art film = A great many people will hate this movie.