Review of The Hateful Eight (2015) by Hfahmy — 22 Jan 2016
Snowy, cold, over lengthy, bloody, theatrical. These are the main keywords for this movie. All events occur in one location, the rest store for travelers "Minnie's Haberdashery". The first half of this more than three hours show is extremely boring with long dialogues involving racism and almost no real events.
The second half is packed with violence after the plot of the gang was revealed. Now, which gang? The theatrical show is about a gang who killed the rest house owners to free the sister (Jennifer Jason Leigh) of their leader, sent to be hanged by a bounty hunter (Kurt Russel).
The plot is spoiled by the arrival of a hangman (Samuel Jackson) and a would be sherif (Walton Goggins). The acting in general is good specially by Samuel Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leig, Kurt Russel, Walton Goggins.
Directing is pretentious, the scenario is not for a movie packed with places and moving. The opening music is nice and reminds the Good, the Bad, the Ugly and for Few Dollars More. At the end of the more than three hours, no one is left alive, blood is shed generously every where.
All in all, a "show" that can be missed; if attended you have to be patient or have nothing else to do.
This review of The Hateful Eight (2015) was written by Hfahmy on 22 Jan 2016.
The Hateful Eight has generally received very positive reviews.
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