Grand Hotel (1932)

Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

What more could you want? A list of great actors and great writing. I think this film was way ahead of its time. This film holds up to today's movies easily.I am reminded of Grand Budapest Hotel. Although this movie is not a satire or comedic as that film was, it has the scope and grandeur of the latter film. It refers openly to, in effect, prostitution for money in order to get a job (sounds familiar), a carefree but sad Baron (Is he really a baron?) who is broke, and charms the ladies into falling in love with him (they can't help themselves and neither can he), and a dying and lowly accountant who works for a brutish boss, and is finding true happiness finally at this late time in his life. (Joan Crawford, John Barrymore, and Lionel Barrymore)These characters and more have a tragic side which is mostly not obvious. All are flawed, and helplessly so. Money plays a central part in this movie. It shows how it can control people's lives and their choices. For example, a good and decent man, the accountant, living a miserable and unhappy life. He has been dealt a bad hand and now he is dying. Perhaps his own choices and lack of courage has controlled his life, but in the process of dying, he finds the courage to face his demons. Would we all find that a freeing aspect, though of course none of us wants his terminal illness. These actors did a great job with their roles, and there are more than I mention here. So this is a great movie, a great character study, and I don't know why I didn't give it a 10.

GRAND HOTEL is a drama in which the director tried as a place of major activities to present the narrative framework, rather than the main characters. The film is to the world collected in the largest, most expensive and most luxurious hotel in Berlin. The hotel where nothing happens is full of people. In the hotel each tells his life story. I thought for a moment that this place is the filter through which people dismiss environmental dilemmas, but in the end it turned out that is not so. Grand Hotel is as the world's hive, the platform on which we see the theater of human relations. The film is a classic and scenery very attractive, but I was not impressed.The theme is expressed through rather vague relationship between a man and two women. Which fool now explain relationships? World triggered disillusioned, lack of life and breathing lungs, inability liberation from the chains of the business world, the world of others and other people who live on the body and soul of an individual, and you should start it joy and love. Each of the three persons of the 'triangle' presses the specific fate. None of these three people can not get rid of, and then things like the comedy of confusion flat to develop in the direction of love. The film is somewhat fun, the atmosphere is very good and even felt a slight melancholic tone.Grusinskaya (Greta Garbo) is a Russian ballerina. Her figure and her facial features, gestures in speaking her mind and body are stunning. I probably am not a supporter of the style that the film brings Garbo. It was at one time the most dominant character, but in the second weakest link. However, Greta Garbo in its expression has something that I really like. The Baron Felix Von Geigern (John Barrymore) was the dominant male character in the film, but his performance was not convincing. Otto Kringelein (Lionel Barrymore) is probably the character with which the ordinary worker can relate to. Diving I would characterize it as a little excessive, but very good. Wallace Berry and Lewis Stone do well in small roles. Joan Crawford tried to compete with Greta Garbo. She had a great role that is not used in the right way. I'll be back Greta Garbo. Without her, this film would not be hoped interesting. Greta Garbo, its performance than an ordinary film Grand Hotel made the film to be ethereal, disturbing and exciting, dark and bright as she herself.Grand Hotel is a film about the world, about human destiny, of sorrow, misfortune, loneliness, the poor and frail captive people in the exterior shell only. People have their roles, their professions, their journey just not themselves. As Grusinskaya, or as Kringelein, or as a typist Flaemmchen, or as unfortunate baron, or even as a short tempered materialism charge industrialist Preysing. Without love all people are unhappy.

Experimental Extravagance from a Studio that was Most Noted for the Latter and Not the Former, MGM Found Great Financial Success Despite Conventional Wisdom to the Contrary. That is, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket.", to be Flip.The Film Features Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Lionel Barrymore, and Wallace Berry. All Are Given Approximately Equal Screen Time to Satisfy Egos and Fan Anticipation. Garbo's Performance, While Seen as Over the Top and Embarrassing Today, was Met with Rave Reviews from the Major Press At the Time.The Rest of the Cast are All Professionally Competent with Joan Crawford Frequently Pointed Out as Stealing the Show, or At Least Almost. Taste Will Determine Your Favorite and Your Foil. Aside from Acting, the Story is Melodramatic and Soap Opera Ish, the Sound and Camera Work are Above Average for the Time, and the Production Design is Art Deco Glorious. Some of the Characters and Situations are Dated as is Some of the Dialog. But as an Early Sound Hollywood Artifact it Stands as an MGM Statement that Bigger is Better, and it is the Studio Saying in No Uncertain Terms (when it was not that certain), "We are the King of the Hollywood Jungle!".

Exceptional all-star MGM drama about the various characters staying at the Grand Hotel and their stories. John Barrymore plays a down-on-his-luck jewel thief. Greta Garbo is a ballet dancer who just "wants to be alone." Lionel Barrymore is a clerk who is dying and has saved up all his money to spend his last days in luxury. Wallace Beery is a villainous German industrialist whose business is teetering on collapse. Joan Crawford is the pretty young stenographer who attracts Beery's lustful eye. Also a memorable turn from Lewis Stone as a doctor with a facial disfigurement from World War I who watches all the goings-on in the hotel and dryly states "Nothing ever happens in the Grand Hotel." They're all great performances but my favorite was probably Lionel Barrymore. A wonderful film that will keep your attention throughout. Dark, mature, sophisticated storytelling. A must-see for everybody.