The Grand Budapest Hotel

The good thing about our Cineworld Unlimited Cards is that we'll go and watch just about anything. If we've got a quiet evening and fancy a trip out, we'll go to the cinema, or go to the pics as we say up north in Manchester, to watch something. 

I'd seen the trailer for The Grand Budapest Hotel, and genuinely didn't have a clue what to expect. It had an all star cast, but it just looked totally random, and going into it, we didn't really have any idea what it was about.

Turns out, it was a classic heist movie in one way, and a simple narrative about a man's life in another. Basically, it was a good story. It's still pretty random though, but that's just the style of director Wes Anderson. Quirky, to say the least.

Interesting scenery, cinematography and use of graphics, all combined to make the imaginary country and backdrop it's set in jump to life, and the world class actors in the film, particularly Ralph Fiennes, were very good. And it was pretty amusing too at times, a kind of, oh, I'll have a chuckle at that type of film. 

It wasn't the most exciting film to watch, and perhaps a little slow in parts. But it was a good story, and different to some of the other films out there, which can be a bit repetitive. 

It was enjoyable to watch, and passed the time. So if you've got nothing to lose, it's worth checking out.