While I would rate Grand Budapest Hotel a perfect 5 stars I have had a bone to pick with it since the first time I watched it. An utter lack of slapstick style comedy... In the style of a Buster Keaton, or even a Charlie Chaplin flick. You may disagree and I think that's fine but I really feel like that would've made Grand Budapest an absolutely flawless film. That being said it's still one of my absolute favorite films ever.
Also there is one scene that is extremely hilarious, but still doesn't reach it's potential. And that scene is the one during which Ed Norton comes to tell Ray Fiennes he is under arrest. He turns and takes off and as soon as he does I began laughing, but that laughing didn't last long. They cut the scene way too quick. I was ready for Fiennes to be chased back down the stairs, at which point he would've dodged two cops, who would proceed to run into each other, and continue to make his escape... before he was reluctantly tackled by none other than Ed Norton of course. Alas that scene does not exist nor will it. I still love this movie though.
Also there is one scene that is extremely hilarious, but still doesn't reach it's potential. And that scene is the one during which Ed Norton comes to tell Ray Fiennes he is under arrest. He turns and takes off and as soon as he does I began laughing, but that laughing didn't last long. They cut the scene way too quick. I was ready for Fiennes to be chased back down the stairs, at which point he would've dodged two cops, who would proceed to run into each other, and continue to make his escape... before he was reluctantly tackled by none other than Ed Norton of course. Alas that scene does not exist nor will it. I still love this movie though.
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