A breathtaking tapestry of beautiful images and brilliant characters!

Rating: 9/10 (18 June 2019)

As one can guess by the title of this review, The Grand Budapest Hotel is one heck of a film. No, this isn't just a movie but also a fine specimen of the artistic brilliance of Wes Anderson and the team.
Admittedly, I'm rather late to the party and shamefully enough, I have not been witness to much of Anderson's work. But, that doesn't stop me from appreciating the fact that TGBH has aged like fine wine.
The frames are so immaculately shot yet so simple when you think about it. There's a sort of mechanical precision in the way Anderson and his DP capture the story. The grandeur of the setting is expressed beautifully and use of colour and the colour theory is so damn well-done!
The characters are so....unique. And interesting. And engaging. It's as if I'm reading literature, there's some sort of 'literary texture' in the way they speak, interact and move. So engrossing!
The plot itself is not really complex and is rather straightforward and even comical at times. It's really absurd and that's Anderson's whole shtick, isn't it?
As you can see, I cannot stop gushing over this film! It's safe to say that it's certainly one of the better ones I've seen in a WHILE.
Solid 9/10.