The sumptuous dialogue is like pouring treacle in the ear

Rating: 8/10 (12 August 2019)

Inglourious Basterds
If you're a fan of Tarantino then this film will completely satisfy you.
The most fascinating thing about this directors work is how he presents dialogue.
The opening scene of this movie is completely captivating.
A simple scene of two men sat at a table talking.
Inglourious Basterds opens in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
The aforementioned opening scene sees Colonel Hans Landa played fantastically by Christoph Waltz slaughter a Jewish family.
One of the daughters survives becoming the said theatre owner.
Waltz is near on perfect in this movie as the evil Colonel but the rest of the cast are not too far behind.
Brad Pitt is genuinely a very good comedic actor and it proves that a fine script and masterful direction will always bring out the best from a talented cast.
Inglourious Basterds is dialogue driven and this is the films greatest asset.
I watched this movie wearing a good pair of headphones.
The dialogue scenes were like pouring treacle
into my ears.
Voices are creamy smooth and because of this the audience will hang on to every word.
The majority of the conversations are either in French or German so subtitles are presented quickly to accompany the buttery dialogue.
It's a sublime thing to experience. I hardly speak a word of French or German but absorbing the subtitles whilst listening to the poetic language was enthralling.
The scene in the basement bar is yet another testament to this.
At 2 hrs 33 mins this film saunters by at an enjoyable pace.
Is it one of Tarantino's best?
I'd definitely say it is a contender!