Film No. 21 (2014) March 29th. 11:00 LUNA Leederville.
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Wes Anderson just gets better. He is a pure film maker who loves to have fun. A director can take such a risk by leaving an audience in their wake while devising the sort of merriment that Anderson regularly concocts. He did it to an extent with the slightly self indulgent The Darjeeling Limited. He does no such thing in The Grand Budapest Hotel. This film is a delight.
Once again he gathers his acting cavalry together; Norton, Swinton, Murray (Bill), Wilson, Dafoe, Goldblum, Brody then recruits new blood in the form of Ralph Fiennes to play his lead, a legend by the name of Gustave H. But the charmer is Zero played by Tony Revolori, also a new comer.
The story is told through the eyes of a story teller through the eyes of our Bell Hop (Zero) with time lapses. This may sound confusing but it is not. Zero teams with Gustave H to form a buddy relationship to warm the heart. Then there is a heist and a chase; a more worldly chase than that of Moonrise Kingdom.
Perhaps Anderson has mastered his own style this time. I love the Wes Anderson way but not everyone does. I recommend you ween yourself on Rushmore, an earlier Anderson classic, to see if he suits your taste ..... I'd hate to see you waste your time on TGBH if you don't like his films. 11GUMS
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