The Hateful Eight (2015)
Rated R
Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern
Written and Directed by Quentin Tarantino
The Story:
Bounty hunter John Ruth (Russell) is bringing Daisy (Leigh) in to collect the reward. However, as they race in their stagecoach to the haberdashery to avoid an impending blizzard, they run into another bounty hunter, Major Marquis Warren (Jackson) stranded in the storm. Then they meet Chris Mannix (Goggins), who claims to be the new Sheriff of Red Rock. Once they all make it to the haberdashery, they meet even more people and things get ready to take a very deadly turn.
Someday, Quentin Tarantino will write a movie without profanity or violence.
Maybe even a kids movie.
That day is not today.
:)
No, instead, Tarantino takes us on a trip back to the wild west and puts us into a nest of ruthless rogues who like to talk.
And talk.
And talk some more.
But, that's what Tarantino is known for: dialogue.
And this movie has a ton of it.
Just a bit under 3 hours worth.
The movie starts off with chapters, and that is all fine and good, but then when the movie comes back from intermission (yes, it's that long...) Tarantino makes a stylistic change that I didn't agree with then, and still don't now.
He introduces a narrator for the last half of the movie.
I don't get the choice, other than to remind his audience of what they may not have remembered since the intermission.
It's jarring, and again, out of place since the first half of the movie did not include a narrator, I still don't see why he felt the need to bring one in to the proceedings.
Otherwise, it's a fine cast, and if you love Tarantino movies, you'll probably love this one just as much as the rest of his catalog.
Final Grade: B-
