The Grand Budapest Hotel Movie Review

The Grand Budapest Hotel narrates the adventure Gustave H,the concierge of the hotel, and his lobby boy,Zero embark upon after one his frequent guests leaves him with her most valuable possession.

I genuinely avoid reviewing comedy movies,but I could not not-talk about this film because, this movie is not just a comedy film.It's Wes Anderson's visual spectacle.

Yes.These are all scenes from one movie!

Truly,it's more or less perfect,visually.The set designs are amusing,to say the least, and the cinematography is top-notch.There's a chasing scene in the museum and a certain prison scene that I found very impressive.In fact,they're my favourite of the entire movie.

Like I said,it isn't an ordinary comedy.The jokes are not 'obvious,in your face laugh-out-loud funny'.No, it's way more subtle and unpredictable.Anderson plants jokes where we'd least expect them.But,this movie isn't actually aiming to make you giggle.It's trying to make you believe a story so absurd that you subconsciously  enter this imaginary world and enjoy the rest of the movie.And it works!It's set up in the fictional "Republic of Zubrowka" and it's not hard to accept that the characters go through such an unbelievable series of events.

The movie certainly gives off a strong Wes Anderson vibe.It's fast-paced,with blink-and-you'll miss it moments of wittiness; characters that,on paper, aren't supposed to work but you end up liking them anyway and a few unexpected turn of events.

The Grand Budapest Hotel soundtrack might not be as variant as some of Wes' other movie soundtracks, but it is a good soundtrack none the less,with a lot of energy to the rhythm.

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Lastly,the cast.Well,I could go on about the list of actors in this movie.Ralph Fiennes is the lead actor and does a really good job with his rapid delivery and witty remarks on pretty much everything they encounter.The supporting actor,Anthony Quinonez was decent.I really liked the characters played by Jeff Goldblum and William Dafoe.The latter,I feel, had the hardest job of bringing to screen an absolutely out of place character and make him believable.Kudos,Mr.Dafoe!Other notable artists include Bill Murray,Adrien Brody,Tilda Swinton,Edward Norton,Harvey Kietel and many more.

So if you're looking for a couple of laughs at silly slapstick comedy,this movie MIGHT not be for you.However,if you appreciate an engaging story about characters that aren't hard to like and want a unique,colorful cinematic experience along with it;this is the one.Overall,The Grand Budapest Hotel is a highly entertaining and likeable movie with just the right amount of humour and surprises.

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