The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, F. Murray Abraham
Willem Defoe, Adrian Brody, Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Keitel, Jude Law, Bill
Murray, Edward Norton, Saoirse Ronan, Mathieu Amalric, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda
Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, Owen Wilson,
Plot: The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at
a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who
becomes his most trusted friend.
My Review and Thoughts:
"Take your hands off my Lobby Boy."
This is outrageously brilliantly funny. A wonderful
modern-day classic. An instant gem of this year of 2014. A perfect film of
hilarity, laugh out loud comical banter and acting mastery. You the viewer are
sent on a trippy world that only Wes Anderson can make up. The costumes, the
sets, scenery are all flawless and truly is the Wes Anderson's persona of
making films. He has away with telling the story, directing and getting his
characters in the flawless brilliant, funny scenarios that will leave the
viewer with a lasting impression of his ultimate, original brilliance.
The Grand Budapest Hotel is an instant classic. An instant
favorite of mine. It is a must see, must praise and as of now, this brilliant
film is added to my all-time favorite movies. Adding it to my all-time
favorites is a reality that does not happen much. Few films are added to my
1000 movies you should see before you die. I feel this is a film that is
magical and truly a gifted weirdness that grabs the viewer in all its twisted
comical realities and takes them on an unforgettable funny, dorky, silly
wonderful journey of pure originality and perfection.
The cast alone is absolutely extraordinary. There are more
actors in this film then can be believed. The actors and there characters
create an unbelievable persona and sitting for the viewer. All the acting is
brilliant. The stars just shine off screen and are bubbly, hilarious, funny,
silly, dorky and absolutely entertaining.
Wes Anderson is a genius.
The story is wild and brilliantly entertaining. A mix of
wild comedy and a coloring book flare.
I love the narrative and the ultimate conclusion of perfect
comical reality. You never know where Anderson is going and that's the ultimate
beauty of his cinema world. The Grand Budapest is a wild story of murder,
escaped killers, sex with old people, a lobby boy and deserts and a painting of
a boy with an apple.
The shining stars are Fiennes and Revolori. Both work off
each other in a golden comical way of perfection. Revolori as the Lobby Boy
deserves an award for his character of comical banter and flare. Fiennes
deserves to be nominated for best actor this year for this wild, over the top
beauty of comical mastery. He gave it his all and created a character I will
remember the rest of my movie loving life.
I love Wes Anderson's creation of characters and the beauty
of their personas and dialogue and the ultimate situations only an original
master like Anderson could come up with. I think the golden ticket goes to the
surroundings and odd coloring sets and motels and situations where it was
filmed. It bleeds nostalgia and retro eye candy. Awesome spots of filming that
give all the more reality to the picture.
Willem Defoe as the murdering thug is a priceless character.
Defoe is a god of acting and he aced this motorcycle, leather wearing, fist
rings and mayhem to a memorable and laughable reality on screen. Brody is
awesome as the money hungry son and Edward Norton as the law is a magical
moment.
I have to say this is Anderson's best. I love most all his
films but this one truly shines in the odd, original and twisted nature of his
cinematic beauty of silliness and over all cast of characters. His creation
through, only scenarios he could make up and film as visionary, shines for the
watcher.
Gustave and his sidekick The Lobby Boy is on the run.
Gustave is accused of murdering his elderly lover. He has to figure out the
truth through twisted scenarios of adventures and actions that cloud his path
of freeing himself. One crazy ordeal after another leads to a wonderful hilarious
good time.
"Can I interest you in a plate of mush?"