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| Directed by Wes Anderson | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
I should probably start this *review* by saying something fancy like: Wes Anderson has once again allowed us into his matte painted world of gliding camera shots and candy colours with a script that is both charming and high in wit.... But all I really want to do is scream at you: GO. SEE. THIS. FILM.. Right now. What are you waiting for? Like seriously? Its Wednesday! Take a friend and go see it for half price! Ok, so its like 11.30pm, but you get my point.
The reason i'm quite hesitant to call this a *review* is because i'm actually already a huge Wes Anderson fan. I went into the showing of this film knowing it would be good. But that does not necessarily mean I knew it would be as wonderful as it was or that I knew it would favour as well as it has with the critics, I just knew it would be a film that I would personally enjoy. I've been living in an Anderson dream since I first saw The Royal Tenenbaums. I knew I was hooked from the moment Richie Tenenbaum shaved off his all hair to the soundtrack of Elliot Smith's Needle In The Hay. You could say it was love at first watch.
Anderson fans, like myself, will be happy to see some familiar faces in The Grand Budapest Hotel, with Bill Murray (my love), Adrian Brody and Owen Wilson - to name a short few - all making respective appearances. The film hosts an impressive ensemble cast who's talents do not go unnoticed, but this time around it was Anderson newcomer, Ralph Fiennes, that stole the film as Monsieur Gustave H. Fiennes is, quite simply, absolutely brilliant. He delivers the signature wit of Anderson's script with the deadpan and eccentric style of an Anderson regular. An unexpected star that may as well just sign his contract now for Anderson's next three films.
I like what film critic, Peter Bradshaw, wrote in his review for The Guardian about the film and overall style: "It makes the audience feel like giants bending down to admire a superbly detailed little universe" - its true. The Grand Budapest Hotel is an incredibly fun film, full of frills and screwball sequences with touches of darker themes that make the viewing a dizzying pleasure to experience. I loved it, and I know you will too.
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