Quentin Tarantino has outdone himself once again. As Lt. Aldo, played by Brad Pitt says, ‘You see, we’re in the business of killin’ Nazis, and boy, business is boomin’.’

The tale is loosely based on factual accounts of American-Jewish soldiers wreaking guerilla-war-havoc on Nazis in German occupied France during World War II.

The cinematography is so real it is haunting and the 1940’s come across in tumultuously detailed and colorful scenes of the European countryside and cityscape dominated by Maltese-cross-laden uniforms. At the heart of the story is the perfect villain, Col. Hans Landa: not a mindless slave, nor a witless brute, but an ingenius, inquisitive, and enlightened individual that loves reveling in himself with a smile.

Though at times the film is a little slower than most of Tarantino’s past flicks, the time spent really addresses certain character buildup that becomes essential to the audience’s feeling for the multi-dimensional people highlighted. This is not your typical ‘America versus Nazi-Germany’, cardboard character versus cardboard character shoot-em-up movie – this is a funny and intelligent look at a unique point in history and how things may have happened amidst the flying Nazi scalps, comedic banter and near impossible odds of a number of secret plots to kill not just Nazis, but to knock off the well painted Fuhrer himself.

Grade: A+