The Royal Tenenbaums was a great film with an even better cast - Gene Hackman, Owen Wilson, Angelica Houston, Gwynneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller - the list is endless
I havent seen The Life Aquatic yet - it's had some bad reviews here in the UK - I don't usually take much notice of reviews as everyone has their own peculiar tastes.
and, this film has a similarly good cast with the fine additions of Willem Dafoe, Cate Blanchett and Michael Gambon
I'm sure I will love it