Review of Grand Hotel (1932) by Jordan P — 21 Jan 2019

This has an overarching theme that every person has a story, and often we don't know why they do what they do because we don't see the whole picture. Since people take so little interest in each other's lives, often gems and angels can pass us right on by because we were in too much of a hurry to stop and see them.

I would like to say that I liked the film, but Greta Garbo's overacting really became arduous to get through after a while. It didn't help that Lionel Barrymore's acting was often awkward and disconcerting.

I think this film has these issues because it is so close to the silent film era that these errors carried over from that style of acting. In fact, much of the film feels more like a play than a movie.

John Barrymore, Lewis Stone, and Joan Crawford are the reason to see this film. They all give great performances and make it a decent film, though I don't see how this won Best Picture, to be honest.