New breeze from Tarantino

Rating: 9/10 (18 October 2009)

I was looking forward to see what film-wizard Quentin Tarantino had done after fantastic "Death Proof".
At first it was hard to get along with "Inglorious Basterds" because it seemed to lack the signature of Tarantino. It was almost like you had come to watch a movie that someone else had directed. There was a long dialog but the humor wasn't there. And bow! Suddenly you were completely hooked. That's the brilliance of Tarantino. He always manages to catch a fly to his web with intriguing things in his movies. I noticed that even though his action is pretty nasty, harsh and cruel he has somewhat soften over the years, in the good way. As always Tarantino's great sense of music is present also in "Inglorious Basterds". Other fact that is brilliant with Tarantino that he always stays true to his idols. The original "Inglorious Basterds" (1977) is one of his favorite films.
The cast is also very good. At first Brad Pitt, with his southern accent, is annoying but you kind of grow on his character. Melanie Laurent (plays Shosanna Dreyfus) is a new talent. Diane Krueger was also good playing Bridget Von Hammersmark. Usually she is a bit woody. But the man who steals the show is Christoph Waltz who plays wonderfully twisted SS colonel Hans Landa. I can see him even winning an academy award with his performance. You can't help admire his language skills! "Inglorious Basterds" isn't the best of Tarantino but it has some of that extra special glamor.