The Royal Tenenbaum's is a well written film directed by Wes Anderson. It is a story about a typical dysfunctional family: the main difference being that this family is compromised of out of the ordinary geniuses. The head of the family is Royal Tenenbaum. Away from his wife and children he makes a bid to make amends while his children coincidentally return home form a break from the mental anguish of being geniuses. Trying to win there love back he comes back into their lives and attempts to reach his goal by stating that he is dying from cancer. There is a scene in the movie where Luke is listening to an old Rolling Stones record on his player while he is also having an intense conversation with his adapted sister. At the start of the scene, Luke drops the needle into the groove and starts a sweet song. Luke and his sister share their feelings for each other and it is decided that she cannot return the love that he has for her, she feels that it has to be a secret. After the situation is final she leaves and Luke's heart is broken. This is just one example of the great stuff that `The Royal Tenebaum's' has to offer. Each character is different from each other. One is a distant mother, another is a troubled business genius, then you have a artist who is free spirited, a tennis champion and the want to be next door neighbor. This is very obvious a character driven movie that will make you question and laugh. Beside the characters mentioned above there are a few remaining weird ones as well. This movie is brought together by the help of a brilliant cast and a great director. Its worth seeing twice.