The highly acclaimed director Wes Anderson has done it again in his magnificent new feature, “The Grand Budapest Hotel.”
The story follows that of a young lobby boy learning to work in and manage a once wildly famous hotel in the fictional Republic of Zubrowka located in eastern Europe.
The hotel is managed by the fantastic concierge Gustave (played excellently by Ralph Fiennes), who is framed for the murder of one of the hotel’s wealthiest clients. Thus, the pair sets out on a fantastic and hilarious quest to prove his innocence.
Some of the most impressive parts of this movie were the beautifully designed sets as well as the costumes, both of which captured the time period of this film so well it will have the audiences completely immersed and believing they are questing in the 1930s.
Another part of the film that is also well done is how Anderson juxtaposed the darkness of the plot with the humor of the characters.
For such a dark time period, with war threatening to break loose and death seemingly on everyone’s doorstep, he managed to put a funny twist into every moment of the story, albeit with a sort of dark humor to it.
Last but not least, an all-star cast allowed this movie to truly prosper and become a box office hit. Tony Revolori (Young Zero) and Ralph Fiennes (Monsieur Gustave H.) make quite the pair and quite honestly the film as well.
I give “The Grand Budapest Hotel” a five star review. This movie kept me laughing throughout the entire story, as well as giving me so many gorgeous scenes that I couldn’t get enough of the cinematography. I will be hungrily looking forward to whatever Wes Anderson has in store for the future.
In the meantime, I might just have to watch it again.
