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Rating: 6/10 (30 August 2009)

I enjoyed I.B. - it was fun, exciting - at times moving but it was too long - there were soooo many scenes he could have cut. I have no problem with a film that takes its time, that wants to move slowly but I feel at this point in his career - Tarantino is in love with every single scene that he won't cut it down for anyone - and here Tarantino is a movie freak - he loves these 70's action films, these wild European "men on a mission" war films - well they most certainly aren't 2 hours and 32 minutes long! This could have easily been a 2 hour flick - having said that - the acting is tremendous - Waltz has a career making performance as the Nazi officer Landa but my god - Diane Kruger was heart breaking as the German movie star/collaborator and Ms. Laurent as Shosahanna was magnificent as was the young man who played the war hero they made into a star in "Nation's Pride". The actor who played LaPadite in the opening scene was amazing - in fact, the weakest performances came from the Inglorious Basterds themselves - Pitt was fine - he was having fun and it worked but Eli Roth should stop acting in films - he is stiff and wooden and I never believe him for a minute. One has to go into this film saying - we are gonna watch Where Eagles Dare meets The Dirty Dozen on acid - and then you have it. An enjoyable mess with some sterling performances.