Cinematic magic

Rating: 10/10 (1 September 2009)

For me, the movie equivalent of the war comics I read as a kid.
Get ready for a roller coaster ride in Tarantino's fevered imagination. Violent, epic, immoral; let's hope this doesn't reflect his home life. Pitt is pitch perfect as the leader of the Jewish hit squad, but it's not really about that. It's one of those great 'what-if' movies, of how things may have turned out differently. There's a joie-de-vivre to the characters, goodies *and* baddies, that is infectious. The star turns are Waltz (of course) and Fassbender.
Beautifully shot, directed, cast, acted; I *loved* this film from beginning to end - but the set-piece in the basement is unbelievably good. Tarantino is turning into a truly great director.