Nice car, poor engine

Rating: 4/10 (3 September 2009)

Nothing is a better excuse to throw in unnecessary violence than the WW2. Video games, books, movies they all found this mad reason to put together the hell loose.
And this movie is no exception. Tarantino is once again a marvelous director, and Brad Pitt delivers an excellent, memorable performance something we'd expect from one of the best paid actors of the moment. But is Christoph Waltz who literally steals the show. With an amazing charisma he portraits some of the most intriguing Nazi characters of all times. Pitt & Tarantino are just some tools that Waltz use to amaze you again and again, until you wait impatient to see him one more time.
Waltz character, created by Tarantino and powered by Pitt's antagonism, is an instant classic. There is power, there is a subtle flavor, and there are crisp details that Waltz makes you hard to forget.
And here is where the good things end.
The storyline is at most, stupid. There is no fictional story, there is no real story - there is Tarantino story. That makes you wonder why you ever bother with this movie. Oh, yes: for Waltz. And maybe Pitt, but you expect this from him. This movie is like a BMW that you heard so much about it and you buy it. True, a nice car. Black, all details well finished. Cool. That is Pitt. But it has a 1.0 Liter engine. And 50HP. You barely can make it to the office in 1h, but if you need to drive your pregnant wife to the hospital, you better jump in that Toyota Corolla you find in your garage. That is the story and all the rest. Except that you found an amazing sound system in the BMW that you are thrilled to use and you brought in your iPod with 30GB of music just to listen to the tunes in such a new way. That is Waltz.
Yes, the movie is a huge disappointment. It has no beginning, no middle and no end. There is no plot, and I will really ask my 6y old neighbor's daughter to write some better story and she will. In fact, there is no 6y old kid that couldn't come up with something more interesting than this.
If you really think that I am wrong, just ask yourself if that would be the first Tarantino movie, would be he so huge? Definitely not. Waltz, on the other hand, he will.
On the total, the movie is a disappointment: you cannot bring Pitt in and sign it Tarantino and go along with a friendly warning. You must issue a ticket here. Stop these stupid ideas, bring on real interesting scenarios and attract amazing actors as you did.
I cannot give it more than a 4/10, even if its about good Jews and their war persecution.