I never thought I would say this, but I finally found a mainstream-ish film that is even a little bit too weird for me. I wanted to see this film at the cinema, but never got a chance, so I finally got it out and watched it today. Weird, truly weird. In the end I guess it went somewhere, but I wasn’t sure it would, for a very long time.

It is a very clever movie – and although I don’t know Cousteau stuff enough, I’m sure there are plenty of little jabs and puns in there that I don’t get. The cast was pretty entertaining; I love Anjelica Huston, but I was a bit bemused by Cate Blanchett’s ultra-English accent – what was the point of it? There weren’t any Pommy jokes or anything. I’ve never been a huge Owen Wilson fan, but I guess he acquitted himself well enough; Willem Defoe was pretty good – he seems to be a very good character actor. And it was nice to see Noah Taylor in there, too!

Overall, I think I liked it, although I wouldn’t go out of my way to see it again. I also wouldn’t bother to buy it, as some friends of mine have. But certainly an amusing movie for a holiday afternoon.