That scene is where they needed somebody to do the sound for their film. It followed seemlessly after Shosanna alluded to using violence to get what she and Marcel wanted.
With Waltz and Pitt so lively and insistent it's easy to overlook Mélanie Laurent. Her role demanded subtlety and finesse but also the fire in the belly; the steadfast commitment to her principles common to many other Tarantino women. Laurent shined in this role and just shined generally - Tarantino embraced her unreservedly, always captivating on screen, a visual delight.
Ah yes. And I totally agree, I LOVED her. After Waltz easily my favorite performance in the film. I love when she breaks down as soon as he leaves the room at the lunch with Goebbels.
I loved her as well on the other hand Eli Roth was terrible.
Yeah I was pretty glad they kept his role to a minimum. From all his name was thrown around and featured, I expected to see a lot more of him and was happy not to!
I thought he was great.
I thought that the five minutes he was in the movie were fine, I don't think anyone would be complaining about him if he was a random dude from central casting rather than a known director (which is the same thing I say about Tarentino, Spike Lee, and M.Night Shyamalan whenever they do cameos that people complain about).