I'll start by saying that this movie kicked ass. It was graphic, vulgar, but most importantly well scripted and well acted. Here we have a couple of plot lines that are intertwined and ultimately leading to the same place...the destruction of Hitler and his Nazi regime. First there are the Basterds, led by the fearless Lt. Aldo Raine, played astonishing well by Brad Pitt. He leads his group of Jewish-American soldiers into enemy territory for one reason and one reason only "killin' nazis". This band of soldiers brutally murder and scalp the packs of German soldiers throughout the country with a goal of 100 per person.
The second plot line revolves around Shosanna Dreyfus, a French Jew, whose family was ruthlessly murdered by Col. Hans Landa when she was a teenager. After 4 years she grows out of being a little girl, inherits a movie theater, and plots the assassination of Hitler and his cronies while they are attending a pro-German film at her theater. The two plots converge towards the end of the film in this little theater and here all havoc lets loose for a rather satisfying climax.
Aside from being a Quentin Tarantino movie (and I am a big fan), this movie is success on every level but I would specifically like to point out the acting of Christopher Waltz and his portrayal of Col. Hans Landa. He is remarkable in this film and if there were no other films being released he would be a guarantee victor for the Best Supporting Actor in every award ceremony including the Academy Awards. On top of that, everybody else in the film had stellar acting supported by a wonderful script. If this isn't the best movie of the year I don't know what is. Inglourious Basterds receives a well earned A+.
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