The Grand Budapest is as Wes Anderson as it gets.

Rating: 8/10 (17 March 2014)

I love Wes Anderson and his style as an auteur, do not mistake my comments on this film as anything but pure admiration, however if you're not familiar with his style do not go and see it.
I remember watching my first ever Wes Anderson film and being in slight bewilderment of what on earth was going on, so when I saw a couple leave the cinema no more than a hour into the film I understood why. Wes Anderson's films are a lot of things, universal is not one of those things. Gut wrenchingly funny is also another phrase that should be avoided when describing a Wes Anderson film to someone unfamiliar with any previous works.
Quirky, colourful, unique, well-made, superbly edited and overall mesmerising are all much more appropriate descriptions of The Grand Budapest Hotel. Suspend your disbelief and enter the slightly obscure world that this film exists and you'll find yourself caught up in a thrilling story which you never quite know where it will take you next.
A story which in my opinion is far more well-thought out and defined than most previous films by Anderson, something very much welcomed. Also the lack of extremely awkward love stories is quite relieving. Although Ralph Fiennes, M.Gustave, does have what some would call 'odd-relations' so maybe I should retract that comment.
One aspect that must be mentioned is the acting, which as usual is without fault. As would be expected from such a cast.
What I'm trying to say is if you love Wes then you'll love this fantastical addition to his film collection. The ending however may leave you wanting more but an open ended film leaves space for creativity and imagination so maybe that's a plus after all.
Oh Wes, you've done it again