Review of The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) by Robert B — 07 Oct 2015

This film, more so than Wes Anderson's previous work (besides perhaps Fantastic Mr. Fox), is a very interesting piece of cinema: it's an example of a director testing himself and working within his means to reach out of his comfort zone.

this is Anderson's murder-mystery that so well pays homage to detective serials, prison break films, and even films like Clue in it's mission to keep you entertained every step of the way. the production design of his films get better and better and in no way is Grand Budapest an exception - the marriage of three different time periods exceeds in telling the story within a story within a story (within a story?) excellently and uses setting to further the plot and characterization better than even Life Aquatic.

the editing was so perfect as well, twists come truly as surprises and the cast reveals itself throughout in a charming and hilarious fashion. don't miss this one.