Of course Brody can pull it all off. The guy made me cry as he ran from buildign to building in The Pianist.

Wilson's roles in The Royal Tenebaums, Bottle Rocket (maybe less with this movie) and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou create an optimistic undertone for his performance in this film.

And Jason Schwartzman went on a somewhat spiritual journey in I [Heart] Huckabees (existential, spiritual; philosophy, religion, it's essentially the same thing). What Schwartzman did in Shopgirl is a strong indication of what he can do with this film.

And we should remember that it's Wes Anderson writing and directing this film. It's not gonna be completely serious. I think everything in Anderson's resume suggests that Wes Anderson can make this an incredible, spiritual film.

I don't know though, I haven't had my coffee this morning, and I'm lethargic from work already