Summer of Netflix Day 58 - Inglourious Basterds
Joel: Honestly, what we have here is a really amazing cast doing what they can with a pretty subpar script. Christoph Waltz is amazing. He did deserve the Oscar he won for this movie. But the acting in this movie elevates the script higher than it has any right to be. The script is long and awkwardly paced. Things that should happen quickly are long and get sidetracked because Tarantino had to insert a conversation about milk. It’s a great example of a script where telling, not showing, runs rampant throughout, where the movie has to grind to a halt so that information can be given. But the acting is just so good. It’s almost worth it to watch just to see what the actors are able to do with the material given to them. The only downside of that is you’ll have to also sit through the material they’ve been given. Chris: I’m going to be completely honest, here. I went through a Tarantino phase after being introduced to Kill Bill Vol. 1 when I was in high school. I wen...