Unbelievable

Rating: 1/10 (15 January 2015)

I am thoroughly shocked and dismayed that this movie received so many nominations at the Oscars. My whole family hated this movie. The movie is filled with nothing but quirky and whimsical scenes that do not develop the characters or even provide a storyline. Essentially, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" uses the same technique but a different location from previous movies by Wes Anderson. I used to take the angry and critical comments about Oscar-nominated or -awarded movies with a grain of salt, since I could see some value in many nominated movies in the past. Now I have absolutely no faith in the Oscar nomination process since they clearly want to pick and choose movie makers who do something "different" with their movies. It reminds me of the fable of the emperor with no clothes. I know that I will always avoid any movies made by Wes Anderson in the future.