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“The Inglourious Basterds storyline sounded ridiculous...”

written by on 11/01/2011

The Inglourious Basterds storyline sounded ridiculous when described by friends, before I saw the film, but I watched it, nevertheless, with high expectations given Tarantino's ability to surprise in an impressive way. BTW, I was not an instant fan of Tarantino' work, as his films grew on me with time, but this also means that I had time to deeply appreciate his work. To my surprise, I was not impressed with this one and only managed to sit through to the end out of curiosity and respect for his overall work.



With the exception of the shoot-out in the underground bar, few things in the movie worked well for me: The violence seemed 'unjustified' compared to his other movies, as it seemed to be there only to pay lip service to Tarantino traditions; the characters' dialogue is often weak and -for the first time in a Tarantino movie- tedious; furthermore, the use of foreign language, an advantage in non-fiction epics, war movies and biopics, falls flat in a Tarantino context. Finally, the weakest part of all: the unique (black) humour and irony which works as bonding material in his other movies was not there for me, or was so complex that -I at least- missed it.



Only recommended for TV viewing and mainly out of curiosity.