Review of Grand Hotel (1932) by Jason T — 21 Nov 2007
"I want to be alone," breathes Greta Garbo, and an iconic phrase is born. John Barrymore is the least stealthly cat burglar ever. Joan Crawford is a liberated feminist decades before such a concept had a name.
There are business mergers that go bad and people who are ready to die and others trying to live. And on the technical side there are many awkward closeups and a score that seems positively intrusive until it fades out appropriately towards the end.
The story focuses entirely on the hotel, and when the movie ends you're left wondering how certain plotlines ended up resolving themselves. Many stories wanrt to end happily, some want to end sad, but you'll be left thinking, "I never thought anything so beautiful could come to me.
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This review of Grand Hotel (1932) was written by Jason T on 21 Nov 2007.
Grand Hotel has generally received positive reviews.
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