Inglourious Basterds
Directed By: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Brad Pitt, Melanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger
Rated: R
2 hrs. 32 min.
Another hit from Tarantino? Definitely.
Inglorious Basterds has everything you would expect from a Tarantino film, from the music to the slow-mos, down to even the divisions of the story into chapters. Yes, even the quirky humor is there.
Pitt does a phenominal job as the leader of the title outfit whose job is “killing Nazi’s.” Though his Tennessee accent seems rather caricature at times, it still works for the character, who is rather a caricature himself.
The band of “Inglourios Basterds” are a spectacular group of “Nazi Killers,” including a Freek and Geek, a member of The Office, and Eli Roth as a much feared character among the Nazis.
While the actor who plays Hitler himself, Martin Wuttke, and Diane Kruger, as the German actress Bridget Von Hammersmark, play their roles with their own gloriousness (and in Wuttke’s case, with much satire and humor) it’s Waltz as Col. Hans Landa who steals every scene he is in. He succeeds in making Landa a character you hate, right from the get go, and plays the “villian” role to a T.
If you love Tarantino movies, this is a must see. If you love Brad Pitt movies, this is a must see. If you love movies in general, I suggest you head out now and see it. There’s definitely nothing too “inglourious” about it.
Grade: A
