Drama
4 stars
Great movie; albeit for a select audience. Quentin Tarantino creates his own, more satisfying version of WWII in Nazi-occupied France. While it’s not nearly the fun filled Nazi killing slaughter fest the previews promised, this film has more of a slow burn suspense effect with the congenial “Jew Hunter” Nazi who employs all the niceties and politeness of a proper lady at a tea party, then overstays his welcome with persistent questions like an evil version of Peter Falk’s Columbo (ingeniously played by Christoph Walz). This movie is really three stories that eventually culminate: Brad Pitt’s Nazi killing band of Jewish American soldiers is only a small segment of the film. The bigger story is that of a Jewish woman (Melanie Laurent) under the guise of a French girl trying to keep a low profile, and also that of the aforementioned “Jew Hunter”. Tarantino displays his love of cinema with an integral part of the movie taking place in one and he takes his time telling the story with artful angle shots and prolonged scenes that reminded me a bit of films like The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Tarantino’s style is not for everyone, but most everyone should enjoy the ending. Also stars Diane Kruger (both National Treasure movies). Very well acted on all accounts.
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