Wow...where the hell do I even begin?
The Good
First of all, let's get something straight: this is a Quentin Tarantino movie, not your typical action flick. Sure there are amazing action films that had me laughing and giggling with joy for the better half of...my life. But, typical of Quentin Tarantino, it involves some very smart dialogue and some scenes that are all just about people talking. One scene, I'm pretty sure is close to 15 minutes of just two people talking (which is a very long time). In short, this movie is long.
But that's what is so great about it.
Right off the bat, we are treated to a Nazi "Jewhunter" talking in a very friendly tone to a Frenchman about some rather mundane stuff (cows, milk, jews, stuff like that). But you can practically taste the tension as you realize that he is hiding 5 jews under his floorboards. And I don't know about you guys, but I was simply and utterly HORRIFIED when they started shooting up the floor to kill these poor people. We went from cows to killing jews in around 20 minutes, but the build-up is simply and utterly astounding! If this doesn't get an Academy for Best Writing, I'm getting me some Nazi scalps in protest!
And a thought occurs to me while I was watching the movie: I have absolutely no idea what Brad Pitt's real voice sounds like! In each of his movies I've seen him in, he's talking in a different accent or something so I don't have a picture in my head of what his voice is like. But that really is good acting, which Brad Pitt is absolutely. A great actor! He plays a hilariously brutal man who hate's Nazis with a passion. He deserves an Academy or at least a nomination.
Then there's the Nazi Jewhunter. He is sooooooo interesting to watch! One minute he's pleasantly wonderful and the kind of guy you'd buy a drink in a heartbeat! The next minute, he's strangling a woman to death with his bare hands...and it seems...so natural!
However, the story itself (in true Quentin Tarantino form) is extremely complex. You have several characters and they all play their role. The jewish woman, whose name escapes me at the moment, is ultimately out for revenge as she tries to burn down the Nazi's while they flee (EEEEEEEEEEEEHEHEHEEEEHEE!!!!!!!!!! LOOKIT 'EM RUN!!!1!!!!!). But her story so well done that I actually wanted her to succeed and I was heartbroken as to what happened to her.
The Bad
Nothing. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this movie.
Just a word of warning: it's slow and oftentimes brutal. I don't think this is bad because it doesn't detract from the story. It's slow for a reason: to make you feel the tension and breath a sigh of relief when the tension is broken (by a death or something else). However, the ending oh so satisfying.
Conclusion
This movie is simply amazing. It is pretty much what every sane person dreams of doing to Hitler. In fact, the entire story is one giant What If. What If the United States sent in a team just to kill as many Nazi's as possible? What if Hitler was turned into swiss cheese by gunfire (I'm not even kidding, that's what happens to him). Sure, it can be slow, but its slow for a reason. The fights are short but brutal and effective. The characters are colorful and interesting and purely dynamic. The writing was simply the best I've ever seen in a Quentin Tarantino movie...or ever, for that matter. You simply must watch it. You won't regret it.
All hail Hugo and the Bear Jew!
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