Run Time: 167 min
The Hateful Eight is a new Western movie and
ironically enough, the eighth film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.
For the record, I viewed this film in the general release digital format, but
there is a roadshow (70mm) format available in certain theaters across the
country. That version runs twenty minutes longer, including a few alternate
scenes as well as a full overture and intermission. Although his work is quite
controversial, there is no denying that Quentin Tarantino is one of the most
talented directors working in Hollywood today. Personally I am a huge fan of his
films, from classics like Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction to
modern masterpieces Inglorious Basterds and Django Unchained. I
couldn't wait to see what he was going to bring us with this next project.
This movie takes place in the middle of Wyoming, sometime
after the Civil War. A bounty hunter called John “The Hangman” Ruth (Kurt
Russell) is transporting a fugitive named Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh)
to the town of Red Rock in order to get his reward. However, they get caught in
a nasty blizzard while on the road in a stagecoach and end up finding shelter
at a cabin called “Minnie’s Haberdashery”. They give two more men rides along
the way and meet four unfamiliar faces when they arrive at the cabin…
Nobody in Hollywood writes a script better than Quentin
Tarantino and it is on full display yet again in this next masterpiece. His
longest movie to date, The Hateful Eight is powered by its intriguing
story and incredible dialogue that never loses your interest. Everybody in the
cast had amazing performances, including Tarantino favorites Samuel L Jackson,
Tim Roth and Michael Madsen. Furthermore, Ennio Morricone (The Good, The Bad
and The Ugly) delivers his first complete western score in forty years and
it sounds absolutely incredible. That contributes to the old-fashioned style of
this movie, which I absolutely loved to see. Of course, Tarantino brings plenty
of his signature humor to this film, as well as tons of absurd, over the top
violence. Keep in mind the time period of this piece, so there is certainly
some extreme content that could be found offensive. However, if that doesn't
bother you and you are a fan of Quentin Tarantino’s work, this film is easily
worth seeing in theaters; it is one of his absolute best projects to date.
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