Written and Directed by Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel stars Ralph Fiennes as Gustave, the owner of the Grand Budapest Hotel in a fictional European republic but when he gets caught up in a mystery regarding a painting, This Hotel is going to see a sharp increase in attendance.
Grand Budapest Hotel is just that, Grand and a lot of that credit first off has to go to Anderson's script and direction, he packs the frame with a lot of visual information and it all ticks along with the script like a Swiss watch, this is one film that requires your absolute attention and it more than rewards you for doing so in many of its visual quirks.
The film is also littered with some terrific performances most notably from Fiennes himself who is just marvellous in this role, he slips right into the world of the film and also gives the film a heart and soul in a way that makes you want to watch him in every single scene he's in, I also really loved Jeff Goldblum with his Persian Cat, Willem Dafoe was a great villain as well as Harvey Keitel in a small role and I also loved Saoirse Ronan as the love interest of the Lobby Boy played by newcomer Tony Revolori who is also very good.
So yeah, Grand Budapest Hotel is one of the real highlights of the year and it's well worth seeing more than once in case you missed some details the first time around, 4 and a half out of 5.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment