All in all a very good film.

Rating: 9/10 (11 September 2009)

I was never much of a Tarrantino fan but this film really rocks. When you don't notice the time in a film that's almost three hours long, you know it's a good film. First of all the parts come together beautifully: the mix of drama, action and humour makes a perfect dramaturgy. Secondly, Tarrantino really has a stellar cast, first and foremost Christoph Waltz who gives the performance of a lifetime and the female lead. But even right down to minor roles the acting is terrfifc. Even a non actor like Till Schweiger doesn't spoil the film since Tarrantino aware of his limitations as an actor didn't give him much dialogue. The soundtrack is absolutely terrific and putting a David Bowie song into a period piece is courageous but it works fine. Visually the film is very beautifully made quoting Hitchcock a lot. Sometimes it works fine, sometimes it doesn't. If you compare the scene with the red dress to Hitchcock's Topaz (a mediocre offering at best)you realize that Tarrantino is no visual genius but a good storyteller. In this film he finally masters the art of non-linear story telling which for me in his earlier films was always too self satisfied. All in all a very good film.