#33 Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Christoph Waltz, Brad Pitt, Melanie Laurent

Two of my favourite scenes in any film I've ever seen are present here. The first being the opening scene where Christoph Waltz's character questions a diary farmer on the location of some Jew's that he is hunting. The second, again features Waltz as he has cake (with whipped cream!) with one of the Jews from the opening scene.

Christoph Waltz is absolutely awesome in the film and while there are great performances around him, he really steals the show. He's an absolute pleasure to watch and it's no surprise Tarantino linked up with him again for 2013's Django Unchained.

Now, onto the film!

Exactly what genre does Inglourious Basterds (yes, this is actually the correct spelling!) fit into? War, drama, comedy, adventure would probably start to sum up the themes here. I suppose that makes it a WardavCom. If that eventually becomes an actual genre, remember that you heard it here first!

Surprisingly, Inglourious Basterds knows exactly what it is and that makes for a great film. There are scenes where it's serious and completely compelling, while there are others which have splashes of humour thrown in. It's really enjoyable to see a film make so many genres fit together well.

Unfortunately though, scenes are very hit and miss. Some are standout and make me want to give a glowing review, while others become a bit tedious. While I have no problem with the ideas behind the film, I do feel the plot suffers slightly from being, well, just a bit too silly, even for Tarantino! The other negative point I will make here is the 153 minute runtime makes the film feel bloated. Similar to Django Unchained, it's unnecessarily long and it definitely makes for some arduous moments.

The good here, is very good. It's just a shame that there is a few too many sloppy, excess scenes. An absolute must watch, even just for Waltz's performance.