A Thrill For Fans of Cinema

Rating: 9/10 (20 March 2010)

All I can say is that Tarentino clearly has such fun making movies that it's hard not to love his wit, passion and love for movie history. While the film drags just a bit toward the end in its pulse, there is great film-making, film homages and great performances to make this one of the great movies of 2009.
Christoph Waltz is justifiably awarded for his supporting role here, but there is another astonishing supporting performance by Melanie Laurent as Shosanna Dreyfus, a teenager left orphaned by the Nazis. Her performance is both courageous and at times, heartbreaking. There was one moment of her's where my heart leaped up to my throat. I am an actor, myself, and know how skillful and honest that moment was to conjure.
I'm glad to see the great response from reviewers here. Frankly, I scratch my head at the somewhat tepid response it received, overall, from critics.