Review of The Hateful Eight (2015) by Theapplegnome — 13 Jan 2016

An almost three hour long dialog-western were most of the time is spent on exchanging stories, lies and basic human traits; how can that be fun? But it sure is, but not everybody appears to agree on that since, yes; it’s a slow film and there are some boring moments (!).

QT is back with his most intense dialog-driven flick that might not surpass his previous films but it’s a near, but deeper, miss. It’s all about human traits, and this might be a meh-film for some, but a masterpiece for others.

But it sure isn’t a wild action-western. The well written dialogs keeps the film have this cold, dark & deep feel for these crazy, sick & wild characters. The film is highly driven on unpredictability.

The plot is like a puzzle; many small events that eventually leads to something greater (& bloody). TH8 is a brave move by Quentin, and a highly original and artistic one. Too slow plot, too dialog-driven, too stereotypical & a lack of plot-development & top-notch humor, might be flaws for some.

But the beauty of basic filmmaking with stunning camerawork and a clever editing; well Tarantino does not lack creativity.