Kline, who won his Oscar playing
a similarly eccentric character in A Fish Called Wanda, proves once again that the quirkiest of the quirky roles are for him.
Not exact matches
Stillman does however feel an affinity with Wes Anderson, director of The Royal Tenenbaums and The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, who is
similarly drawn to well - off,
eccentric, articulate
characters and deadpan wit.
There have been similar films about young men traveling home to find themselves of late, perhaps most successfully in a
similarly themed vehicle, Garden State, but Buscemi's knack for drawing out well - rounded
eccentric characters that are believable allows Jim to work more often than not.