Review of The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) by Deni1985 — 23 Dec 2014
I liked Rushmore, and have watched every single Wes Anderson movie since Rushmore. Fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me, is how the saying goes? I'm a quadruple fool then.
What gets to me is that I watch these boring drawn out movies (I admit the visuals are good) and everyone gives these movies good ratings, and I watch them. Looking back at the Royal Tenenbaums, or Life Aquatic, or even Moonrise Kingdom, I really don't remember a point to the movie, I don't really remember what the whole outcome was. I remember seeing some of my favorite actors in them, I remember seeing good cinematography, but I also remember looking at my watch every five minutes, hoping that the movie will finish up already! And here is my gripe with Wes Anderson movies: boring, drawn out, gimmicky.
A good movie is when I'm mad the movie ended so soon (even if it was a 3 hour movie). I can't say this about any of Anderson's movies. Every time the credits roll, I'm happy that the movie finally ended, and I endured another Anderson film. I shouldn't be relived to see the credits after 90 minutes, but with Wes Anderson I too often am.
No more Wes Anderson for me. I won't be ashamed of saying the same thing to my friends who love his movies (or so they say).
This review of The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) was written by Deni1985 on 23 Dec 2014.
The Grand Budapest Hotel has generally received very positive reviews.
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