Friday, April 11, 2014

Movie Review: "The Grand Budapest Hotel"


When this movie was released a few weeks back, Barbara Vancheri of the Post-Gazette said that it was the first movie of 2014 that was released as a movie for an adult audience, and it received a good review from her.

We finally got around to seeing it today, and we enjoyed it.  It is a comedy that is a bit off beat - Marilyn aptly described it as "quirky" - but pretty fun to watch, or at least we found it so.

Hard to describe what exactly the movie is "about", but I would recommend it. Directed by Wes Anderson and starring Ralph Fiennes, it includes a lot of name actors (Tilda Swinton, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Murray, and Edward Norton among others) in relatively minor roles.  Very quick and snappy dialog, and some of the laughs come quickly so you might miss them if you aren't paying attention.

We enjoyed it, but, be warned, it is quirky and may not be for everyone.

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