Here the much awaited, Cannes Palme d’Or nominee, winner for best actor and one of the most talked film this year, ‘Inglorious Basterds’ made it to the theatres in Bangalore last week. ‘Basterds’ – is supposed to be the spelt the way it is pronounced. I had happened to get a copy of the movie earlier, put due to poor quality, decided to wait till it hit the theatre release.
More than Quentin, this time, the movie belongs to Christopher Waltz, for his debut performance. You can see the brilliance of Tarantino to create a character with such an impact. Christopher Waltz is shrewd, cunning, as they frighteningly polite, multi lingual, keen eye for detail, ruthless, understands the psyche of people – good and bad, acts beyond the call of duty, opportunists….Christopher plays the character to the hilt. Every moment, to its perfection. For me, he overshadows the Brad Pitt, almost completely.
Another discovery is Melanie Laurent, plays Shoshanna, a woman with an independent thinking mind, not influenced by the commotion happening around her, fearless, and at the same the fire to avenge burning within her. She plays the role really well, and slips in to the shoe of the character, really well. Her encounter with Zoller during the screening, though dramatic sets the pace for the events to follow.
Verdict – Quentin Tarantino never disappoints.
