I was looking forward to watching the UK network premiere of this film on TV. After all it has garnered such praise including excellent reviews and a plethora of awards and award nominations. What I saw left me rather underrawed.

Yet another overrated film from the modern era if I am being honest (in my opinion). Who is Wes Anderson I was left asking myself? Only the end credits revealed he was director. All I kept reading was Wes Anderson this. Wes Anderson that. The film basically focuses on a concierge at a fictional East European hotel, Monsieur Gustave (Ralph Fiennes) and his adventures through four timelines (utterly confusing). The film is only saved by the addition of a large cast of superstars at different stages (Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, Tom Wilkinson. The list goes on.) If I have one praise it is the excellent and colourful set decoration and cinematography that allows Ralph Fiennes to show some 'comedy.' I was left so deflated.