How bad can it get?

Rating: 1/10 (6 March 2012)

This film wastes Tarantino's massive talents on a cruel, vicious distortion of the truth which puts the Allies on a par with the Nazis. Christopher Waltz was competent in his part, but Brad Pitt was well miscast and below par. A few good cinematic moments, such as the opening sequence in the farmer's cottage, were spoilt by over indulgent direction throughout. I could just about have stood the unhistorical plot if it had some purpose, but it came out in the end as nothing more than an anti-Nazi wet dream. Someone please tell Tarantino that cruelty needs to be justified by something more than evoking a sadistic response in the audience.