Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Adrien Brody, Willem Defoe
My Rating: Liked It
Budget: $31 Million
Box Office: $173 Million (according to wikipedia)
I think we can all agree that, at this point in his career, Wes Anderson is in a league of his own. No one makes movies quite like he does. That's quite rare, really. Not many directors/writers have an easily noticeable style, but Anderson's films, especially Moonrise Kingdom and The Grand Budapest Hotel, are so his films. Vibrant creativity is pouring out of every facet of those two aforementioned movies. These films feel as if they are verging on being cartoons, yet the whimsical nature of the stories he puts forth makes the cartoony nature feel very endearing. Seriously, some moments of The Grand Budapest Hotel could pass in a bugs bunny cartoon, and I love that about it.
Overall it certainly is a silly story, but the brilliant way it's presented embraces the silliness with ease. The Grand Budapest Hotel is a whimsical action/adventure/comedy/crime caper that is worthy of your attention.