The Grand Budapest Hotel is a souffle of movie. It looks good, it's light and delicate, perhaps a little too sweet and is pleasant enough without being particularly satisfying.
Here's the recipe.
Ingredients:
One international cast of award winning stars.
One hipster director.
A range of aspect ratios.
A generous helping of wacky characters.
Snowy mis-en-scene with pink icing sugar.
A story about telling stories.
A fictional country.
A little zest.
Method:
Over egg your wacky characters and stir well into the story about telling stories. Add the fictional country into the mix and throw in just a little zest. Place in a range of aspect ratios and set to the the desired temperature. Wait for it to rise, have a brandy and watch an old film such as 'The Prisoner of Zenda' or 'The Great Race'. By now your film should be light and warm. Do not allow too much froth to build up on top. Try a little bit too hard to impress. Take out any belly laughs that might have worked their way in. Dust liberally with pink icing sugar. Serve immediately.
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