Old Uncle Adolf

Rating: 8/10 (27 August 2009)

With Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino gives us a very different movie from what we normally expect. Mainly cuz it's not a crime movie. This isn't a non linear plot or collection of short stories and it's not a hodge podge of pop culture references among gangsters and assassins. All that being said though it is very much a Tarantino movie.
I won't get into a long drawn out explanation of that...you'll know what I mean when you see it...in spite of the subject matter and lack of some of his trademarks his stamp is all over WWII and you gotta wonder what took him so long to climb into that time machine. For any naysayers out there who have grown tired of his regular convictions this flick should prove you wrong.
In truth I don't have a lot to say about the movie because it was quite different from what I was expecting I don't wanna give anything away. It's more of a war thriller than an action yarn as the ads would suggest with a clever interwoven plot that includes several international characters all masterfully portrayed by their actors. It also a has a tremendous sense of fun and humor so even the most graphic or disturbing themes of the material won't dampen your mood. Good movie...I liked it.