Grand Budapest Hotel, The (2014)

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Enjoyable as it is, The Grand Budapest Hotel is like a caricature of Wes Anderson -- relentlessly quirky; all surface, no depth. The story within a story within a story concerns M. Gustave (Ralph Fiennes), concierge at the Grand Budapest Hotel, and his protégé Zero (Tony Revolori). It's part heist, part prison break, part murder mystery, all gloriously lo-fi.

Anderson draws from his experience on Fantastic Mr. Fox with comical use of stop-motion miniatures and matte-painted backgrounds whenever the action strays outside of his meticulously decorated sets.

Hollow, but a charming and energetic romp.

- Sam - 2014-04-19 07:23:32