The new film by Wes Anderson ("Rushmore," "The Royal Tenenbaums," "Bottle Rocket") stars Bill Murray as Steve Zissou, an eccentric European Oceanographer on a worldwide adventure in search of the mysterious "jaguar shark" that ate his partner.  Behold, a good film.

Other cast members include Owen Wilson ("Starsky and Hutch"), Cate Blanchett ("Lord of the Rings"), Willem Dafoe ("Spider-Man"), Anjelica Huston ("The Royal Tenenbaums"), and Jeff Goldblum ("Jurassic Park").

Bill Murray

Cate Blanchett and Bill Murray

Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, and Willem Dafoe

Anderson's trademark quirky characters, amazing dialogue, and dark humor combined with a terrific cast and plot could easily make this the best movie of 2004.

Murray has also recently signed for another Jim Jarmusch film (having acted in the director's latest, "Coffee and Cigarettes").  Tilda Swinton, Jessica Lange, and Sharon Stone will also star in that untitled project.

"The Life Aquatic" is due out December 1st.  The pictures and trailer courtesy Yahoo! Movies.