This is a Wes Anderson Film

Rating: 8/10 (18 December 2012)

I've read some of the negative reviews and it's obvious they haven't seen a Wes Anderson film before. It may be an acquired taste, but in the opening we see a "tree house" 60 feet in the air built on a pole. This should give any viewer some context that what they are about to see for the rest of the film is an exaggerated narrative from someone's past memories.
This is a very typical Wes Anderson film. Very charming, very dry, a bit outlandish.
There are stereotypes, crazy unrealistic scenarios, goofy music, flashbacks, nutty script, etc. etc. All the usual.
Enjoy! I surely did.