I’ll tell you what I’ll grant you though. His performance in Inglourious Basterds isn’t nothing to write home about. His accent sucked and he just starts to look a little too old for the ‘young lieutenant’ part.
But credit to Tarantino here, Pitt’s performance (or lack of) didn’t matter. It was a good film. Lots of good dialogue and tense scenes and the camera isn’t on Pitt for the majority of the time so it’s a moot point.
As for his 'accent', Pitt couldn't even do that right in Troy. Not surprised he fails in this flick too.
It's funny you should mention that. Years ago, I was reading something - can't remember what - while on active duty that described the US Army at the outset of WWII. It explained that because of atrophy and whatnot, the average age of a Lt was around 40, and 48 for a Major. Of course, that changed significantly as the war progressed, but the averages were still well above where they are today - about 26 for 1st Lt. and 39 for a Major. FWIW
But, I understand your point - Pitt is no longer a spring chicken.