Although with the Grand Budapest Hotel, in some ways I was rather let down. It was this inconsistent beginning of a girl reading a book about a guy filming his story of how he met this man who told him, his Life's story. And I found it unneeded. The message that great stories do not come from the mind, but instead great stories go to great minds. Something which I though was going to be important, but wasn't. Another issue I had that was many scenes were a bit to predictable and I became a little withdrawn. Though at many, consistent, moments I would be brought back into the film. The use of repetition was used superbly, and I noticed a lot of old character tropes that I haven't seen for quite a long time. And if you know a bit about Italian Comedies and Harlequins, you will love these characters. Each character was a card and created excellently. Although I believed that the all-star cast, would cause a fight for screen time, but it was subdued. Something to be applauded.
The leading characters and the actors who portrayed them were simply marvelous, they were witty and kind. Three dimensional. While one supporting character fell a bit flat.
Okay, now let me draw attention to Wes Anderson signature that is cinematic symmetry. Which during the outages that weren't directly related to the story, were shot a bit more traditionally. Though during the actual plot sequence everything was a master piece of symmetry and detailed to perfection. The colors were radiant and over exaggerated, making it a pleasure to watch. Don't get me started on the fabulous costumes tailored perfectly to each character.
All in all I was expecting something a bit more attention grabbing, but I was laughing consistently throughout the film. Its beautiful with characters to die for. So I suggest seeing this as a matinée. Though if you are a fan of Wes Anderson and historical theatrics you were surely find this enraptured with fun little tidbits of his famous style and a test of trivia.
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