I havn't seen "Life Aquatic" but am looking forward to it. I'm surprised no one has mentioned "Lost In Translation". Yes, Murray was in "Rushmore" and "TRT" first but he really established himself with "Translation". I have 7 maternal aunts and uncles and phrases from "Caddyshack" were commonplace when I was growing up, therefore, I always equated Murray with Karl and dumb comedy (not to mention "Stripes" and the "Ghostbusters" movies and, oh,yeah, "What About Bob?").
Although in "Translation" there was definately comedy (Murray thinking an arm movement couldn't possibly be what the Japanese director wanted for all the language spoken), there was quite alot of serious acting happening on Murray's part.
While not near on the same level, Murray's transitioning into more dramatic roles reminds me of Tom Hanks going from "Busom Buddies" and "Splash" to "Castaway", "Saving Private Ryan" or "Forrest Gump".
I can only hope that Murray is coming into his second wind as an actor because his talent is one that shouldn't be wasted. Not to mention, he's a pretty good and goofy amature golfer!
Ali
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