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Reviews/Articles Featuring Melanie Laurent

Inglourious Basterds

January 12, 2010
found in Featured, Movie Reviews

Inglourious Basterds is a difficult movie to review. There are aspects of the film that are great. Beyond great. Near perfect. But these are coupled with scenes at which I can not help but cringe. Christoph Waltz, who plays Col. Hans Landa, is the clear standout in the cast. Brad Pitt brings some needed humor to the story. There are good roles here. There are good ideas. But as a whole, the movie is a mess. The Basterds as they dub themselves is a group of special soldiers led by Lt. Aldo Raine [...]

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