Innovative Visual and an extraordinary presentation of a fast moving story

Rating: 8/10 (17 November 2014)

It was a wonderful narrative of a very simple story. All credits goes to Wes Anderson. The way he imagined the set for the movie is really excellent. The visual of the movie was excellent. He created a different world with his characters. He made own sets of laws for the movie in his created world. The quality of acting was extremely high as we can find big names for such small roles. The movie was like 90-95 minutes of continuous story telling.
However there has been lots of violence in the movie, the way of showing was kind of a beautiful. You won't have the feeling that someone just got killed. Ralph Fiennes is just superb as the fast-talking persnickety M. Gustave H., concierge of The Grand Budapest Hotel, in 1930's Europe. He will become the mentor of the new Lobby Boy at the hotel, Zero Moustafa. Zero is portrayed wonderfully as well by Tony Revolori, making his big screen starring role debut. Much of the story here will revolve around their adventures together in and out of the hotel environs. If I am not very wrong Ralph Fiennes may get a Oscar Nomination for the leading role and The Grand Budapest Hotel will get Best Picture Nomination. I didn't mind the bittersweet ending about M. Gustave, because the movie invested more into that character than Agatha, but it seem wrong, not to show, what happen to them. It seem a lot of the plot conclusion was unfinished. After all, the movie never truly tells how M. Gustave prove his innocent, or who killed him. The film was inspired by the writings of Stefan Zweig. The film has bits from 1939 novel 'Beware of Pity' and 1982 'The Post Office Girl". You see that in Anderson's films, that he truly love art. Indeed, it's an art-film about loving art. His films are full of His films are full of charmingly obscure references to old music, theater, literature, paintings and photography. The locations that they use are beautiful. I love the nostalgia look of the clothes, you really get the time period. I also didn't mind the use of handmade miniature models. It was funny to see it, but fits in with the mood of the story, so well. The Deadpan comedy works so well, in this movie. I wouldn't stop, laughing. The silly dialogue is delivered in such a serious way that makes it fun to watch. I'm a sucker for smart comedies. I didn't like the lack of European accents. It was alright. The movie does have some harsh language, but unlike other modern comedies. It's works with the story, because it used to expression deep emotion depth, than a misplace adjective. The violence can be a bit too violent at times. This might be Anderson's darkest, most violent film yet. I really think some people might hate what happen to a certain cat in the film. The movie did a few scenes of nudity that could had been cut. It wasn't need. Overall: The movie takes the cake. In this case, Mendl's Courtesan au Chocolats. It's a good well-made movie with some faults.
Viewers have the freedom to think whether or not it has a gaudy or a conservative ending. Weis Anderson created a fictional story in a fictional setting which is very easy to love and hard to let go once the credits roll.
Enough about Fiennes fantastic performance; there's loads more I loved about this movie. The cast is loaded to the breaking point with talent and everyone delivers. The advertising prints for the film are half cast list, promoting the more than a dozen talents starring in the film. Jude Law, Tilda Swinton, Harvey Keitel, Edward Norton the list goes on with special mention to Willem Dafoe as Dmitri's hard-boiled, silent henchman. It's also nice to see Jeff Goldblum on screen again, even if it's just a minor role as the hotel's lawyer. The impressive cast is fine match for the film's even more engaging visual style. I don't remember much of Anderson's other films but I hope THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL is a nice indication of what I can expect to see. The film's colors pop vibrantly. The whole world of the Grand Budapest (in the 30s) is a pastel wonderland of pinks, purples, and reds. And I loved that the camera never stopped moving. Every frame has a frantic vibe, if not for the character's erratic natures then the constant camera movement. I really can't say enough how much I enjoyed this movie. The story was fun, the characters were quirky, the film looked beautiful, and it's got an amazing cast. I'm not sure how general audiences would respond to a film so strange but it's won me over as a potential fan of Wes Anderson.