I just finally got a chance to see The Grand Budapest Hotel. Huge Wes Anderson fan, but unfortunately I wasn't able to catch this one on the big screen.
What a movie it was. The cinematography, the scenery, the story, the dialogue, it finally all came together again after I've been ever so slightly disappointed by Darjeeling and Moonrise in comparison. It's hard to explain, but watching an Anderson movie to me is less like watching other movies and more comparable to listening to music. It's not so much about what happens and how it happens, but about the entire experience that he puts together, and while I normally hate to watch movies more than once, I can watch his works over and over again without tiring of them.
Like I said, it's difficult to explain. I haven't really come across any other movie-makers (or auteurs?) that are able to convey that same sense. Anyways, I think it may be his best one yet, but it's impossible to compare with Rushmore and Tenenbaums because of the nostalgia attached to those two. I'll let you know in about five to ten years what the verdict is.
