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Sunday, March 23, 2014

MOVIE REVIEW: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL







































Wes Anderson heads to Europe for the first time with this Indian Paintbrush production starring Saoirse Ronan, Ralph Fiennes, Bill Murray, and Jude Law. Gustav H., the famous concierge at a legendary hotel situated in the Alps during the 1930's becomes the center of a farcical whirlwind of suspicion when one of his institution's oldest and richest patrons turns up dead, and she suspiciously leaves him her most priceless work of art -- a Renaissance painting of a boy with an apple. Infuriated that she left anything of value to anyone else, the woman's greedy and nefarious heir uses all manner of underhanded and illegal tactics to pin her death on Gustav and to silence anyone who questions his objective of inheriting every penny of her estate, leaving Gustav's trusted lobby boy Zero to clear Gustav's name and prove that the grand lady's killer is none other than her own son. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

Director: Wes Anderson 

Cast: Tony Revolori, Saoirse Ronan, Ralph Fiennes, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Jeff Goldblum

Release Date: Mar 07, 2014

Rated: R for Violence, Some Sexual Content and Language

Runtime: 1 hr. 39 min.

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Review:

I’ve been a Wes Anderson fan for a long time and I know some people are turned off by his style but any self respecting movie fan should love his work.  The Grand Budapest Hotel is another gem which delivers a thrilling and hilarious movie watching experience.  The story is funny yet incredibly moving at the same time anchored by a wonderful performance by Ralph Fiennes.  Fiennes is typically a somber and serious performer so it’s a lot of fun to see him fully commit to a character like Gustav H. who such an outlandish and hilarious character.  Fiennes and newcomer Tony Revolori share a wonderful chemistry together and the film is at its strongest when the two are on screen.  The supporting cast is a made up of a who’s who of Hollywood’s A list and each is fully committed.  All of them populate a wonderfully crafted world which a visual feast for the eyes.  At a little over and hour and a half the film just flies by delivering one of the most enjoyable movie watching experiences in recent memory. 

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15 comments:

  1. hmmm this may be the movie to make me a fan of wes anderson, based on your review. definitely want to see it.

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    1. I think it's probably his most accessible outside of The Royal Tenenbaums.

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  2. I loved every bit of this movie and I couldn't believe how fast it went. Lately I get bored very easily, but this one was compelling.

    I enjoyed your review!

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    1. It's really engaging and never really bogs down.

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  3. Definitely agree with you on this one. Since I saw it last weekend it has done nothing but grow on me even more and I'm still baffled by how amazing the editing was to get it in at a short and sweet 90 minutes.

    It's certainly giving The Lego Movie a run for its money for favorite movie of the year so far for me.

    Great review Daniel!

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    1. It really just get better the more you think about it. I can't wait to see it again. It was a rather short review because there wasn't a lot to say outside of it being fantastic.

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  4. Sounds like a good movie.

    ~~DJ

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    1. It's excellent, I can't recommend it enough.

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  5. I enjoyed every second of this endearing and lovely film.

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  6. I have not seen any Wes Anderson movies that I can think. But now seems like a great time to start. Great review Daniel.

    -James

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    1. James his film's are just delightful and keep getting better in my opinion. Highly recommend them.

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  7. A movie like no other. Glad you liked it so much. Did you spot Clooney?

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    1. Best of the year so far. I was looking for him but couldn't spot him!

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  8. During the shoot scene, you can see him opening a door, peaking outside
    http://www.moviestack.com/posts/348877-george-clooney-cameo

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    1. Damn I'm going to have to watch that on video, I was keeping a keen eye out the entire movie. That whole sequence was so fast and madcap I'm not surprised I missed it.

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