The Grand Budapest Hotel
A bizarre film from a bizarre director, The Grand Budapest Hotel proves to be one of the most intelligent, clever comedies in recent years. This movie is especially refreshing after the disastrous year 2013 was for comedy. (Movie 43, Scary Movie 5, InAPPropriate Comedy, just to name a few) Enter Wes Anderson’s hilarious film that ultimately feels like a callback to whodunit comedies of the ‘70s and ‘80s like Clue and Murder by Death. Ralph Fiennes is hilarious, and deserves some recognition for his work. One of the funniest scenes in the movie is one where two characters have a very touching reunion, and a group escaped convicts are seen in the background murdering a man, and stealing a bus. My only gripe is that it takes a while to get moving, and has a very confusing beginning. Once the laughs do start coming, they don’t stop.
9 / 10
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