One of Tarantino's best

Rating: 9/10 (28 August 2009)

I'm a fan of Tarantino. I think Pulp Fiction is one of the best movies ever made and I've seen both of the Kill Bill movies more than just a couple of times. So when I went to the cinema to watch Inglorious Basterds, my expectations were high. Very high, to be exact, as I've read reviews in Empire and Inside Film (not to mention all over the web) that said: this movie's great. And it is. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves film because this is a rare treat. The first chapter is the most 'serious' and I was very much appalled while watching. It was, for me, a bit too real and too cruel. But then again, it's set during World War II - which was both real and cruel itself. The next chapters, though still a tad cruel, are less realistic and thus much more movie-like. You find yourself laughing all the time, sometimes questioning yourself whether this is something you SHOULD laugh at. The acting's amazing. I'm not a Brad Pitt fan but it's movies like this one (and, let's say, Fight Club) that make it difficult for me not to be one. And if I see Christoph Waltz when walking down the street one day, I may just run away screaming. Besides the directing and the acting, the reason I liked this movie so much is the fact that English is not the only language used. And when it is used, it's with a reason other than "well, it's an American movie". There's English, yes, but there's also French and German. And a little bit of Italian.
So let me just conclude with telling you to go see this movie. It's shocking and it has you on the edge of your seat all the way through.