From All Movie Guide: Darjeeling Limited is a directionless journey in the company of troubled but loveable people through strange and beautiful places. That just so happens to be the best way to describe it, both literally and figuratively. The story follows three disillusioned brothers played by Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman on a train ride through India, hoping to discover themselves, each other, and a sense of spiritual enlightenment. Their destination is never clear and neither is the film's. This creates something of a conundrum for the critic, because while meandering in a film is usually considered a textbook flaw, here it was the director's very intent. And while at times it can feel trying, for the most part, you're delighted to join in the beauty of the film's mostly aimless journey. So you're left with this difficult question: if the meandering nature of the movie ends up having a meaning in and of itself, and if it helps to conjure the characters' sense of confusion and wonde...

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