Wes Anderson has done it again.

Made famous from films including The Royal Tenenbaums and The Life Aquatic, the director’s latest film, The Darjeeling Limited, is funny and dark, smart and honest, and film promises to be a favorite to any indie-comedy lover. For those of you who were scared off by The Life Aquatic, be prepared to again fall in love with Anderson’s quirky characters, in this slightly more accessible comedy, which still manages to stay true to Anderson’s unique style.

The film follows the three estranged Whitman brothers, Francis (Owen Wilson), Peter (Adrien Brody), and Jack (Jason Schwartzman) on a journey via a train named The Darjeerling Limited through India. The massively drug-addicted, vice-ridden brothers, who are constantly swigging Indian cough medicines and pain killers, are just the sort of eccentric characters we have come to expect from Wes Anderson. The film centers around the three men trying to find themselves as individuals and as brothers, by randomly trying out whatever religious practices they come across while in India.

They are led by Francis, the eldest, who constantly searches for deeper meaning in each situation. At one point their train gets lost and Francis’ assistant, Brendan (Wallace Wolodarsky), tells them he doesn’t know where they are: “We haven’t located us yet,” he says. Francis stops him saying, “Ah! Is that symbolic? We haven’t located us yet,” showing how he searches for absurd meanings even when there aren’t any.

Though brothers, the three men are understandably very different. Francis, the “mother’”of the group, is constantly ordering on his brothers’ behalves and getting the trio to form agreements including “don’t split into factions” and “to become brothers again.” Peter is a kleptomaniac, especially when it comes to family heirlooms; every few scenes his brothers discover another one of theirs or their father’s belongings among his things, including a pair of sunglasses with his father’s prescription still in them and Francis’ belt. Jack has a weakness for women, often caught checking his ex-girlfriend’s voicemail and hooking up with the train stewardess in a restroom.

This is Wilson’s first film to be released since his alleged suicide attempt in August. Interestingly, Wilson’s character spends a majority of the film with his head wrapped in bandages and the implication that Francis may have attempted suicide as well. Despite this uncomfortable disconnect between the fantasy of the film and the reality of his life, Wilson’s performance is captivating, charming and hilarious.

The three actors have incredible on-screen chemistry, almost to the point that the viewer doesn’t notice that Wilson bears no resemblance to the other two. With a brilliant script from Anderson, Schwartzman, and Roman Coppola, and cameos from Anderson favorites Bill Murray and Natalie Portman, The Darjeeling Limited truly hits the mark.