a fantastic film that did come as a surprise.

Rating: 9/10 (5 January 2015)

I had heard great things about the grand Budapest hotel so I decided to watch it and I must say it is a fantastic surprise. The premise sees a hotel concierge being accused of murder and he goes on the run with his bell boy who he becomes good friends with. Now I can't believe more people aren't talking about Ralph Fiennes performance in this film as it is fantastic. He mixes the comedic moments and the drama well and his chemistry with zero really carries the film. The supporting cast is really good with the kid who plays zero really shining and I would expect to see more of him in the future. Jeff goblem is really good in the film and its always good to see him in a film. Edward Norton is great as the army commander and his dialogue is pretty funny.Willem Dafoe and Darien Brody are great as the villains and are funny in their roles. The story is okay and I really enjoyed Fiennes and zeros story but I felt the storytelling part of the film was quite unnecessary and I may have given this film a perfect score if it had just been a self contained story. The script is fantastic with the dialogue being fantastic and allowing really being memorable and making all the characters interesting. At first I wasn't sure if I was going to like the style but it does look breathtaking and the hotel looks beautiful which is a big part of the film. Overall this is a fantastic film that will come as a big surprise i would expect.