Brilliant

Rating: 9/10 (1 April 2014)

A brilliant slice of life story--- a madcap adventure combining a thrilling ride of romance, comedy and drama centered around an eccentric perfectionist seeking to save humanity and civilization from itself. Really entertaining with everything from a prison break using hand tools to an exhilarating chase of a ski slope--really excellent and entertaining from start to finish. On the deeper side, this film analyzes how far one should go to do what's right versus what's convenient even when what's right could be deadly! It points to a life well lived by defending what's important (romance, reputation) against evil motivated by greed and jealousy. What's important to the central character at the end is not his ownership of a ruined hotel, but the memories that made it come alive for him earlier in his life and fortunately too for us in this film.