Wes Anderson+Ralph Fiennes+ Adrien Brody = An excellent movie

Rating: 8/10 (6 April 2014)

In a somewhat rare turn for an Anderson script, this one actually has a plot! Essentially it's the tale of a hotel in the Republic of Zubrowka, a fictional central-European country that has mountain views, funicular transportation, and a candy-pink hotel that's propped up on one of the local peaks.
With a story that spans several decades, the bulk of the narrative takes place during the hotel's heyday, just as the tide of the Second World War is crashing on the borders of Zubrowka.
The story is one of art thievery, providing gigolo services to octogenarians, and the importance of good manners and good service as aspects of one's conduct.