The Hateful Eight (2015)

Plot: The eighth film of Quentin Tarantino is about two bounty hunters named Major Warren and John Ruth who are on their way to a town called Red Rocks to collect their money from their collected bounty, including Warren's prisoner, Daisy Domergue. But when a blizzard hits, they have to stay in a stagecoach lodge for a couple of days. But all the while, there is something that is amiss.

The most general way I can describe this movie, is that it is indeed a Quentin Tarantino movie with all the acting, dialogue, story, violence and so on that goes with it. The Hateful Eight is filled with terrific performances from the entire cast, from Samuel L. Jackson, to Kurt Russel, to Walton Goggins - heck, even Channing Tatum. Maybe it's just me, but I find that to be a "well how about that" kind of deal for Channing Tatum to be in a Quentin Tarantino movie. I just never thought I'd see him in something like this, so good for him. And they use the almost 3 hour running time so well with introducing and developing these characters, and their relationships with one another so that the suspense keeps on building and building. I like how films like this can take so much time developing characters to fully create the experience. Because at the end of the day, The Hateful Eight is not just a movie, it's experience. Similar to Django Unchained, it is the second half or so that is what really makes this movie; all the twists and turns, and over-the-top gory violence galore that keeps you wondering how is this going to end. The music is excellent; just hearing the main theme at the beginning of the movie set up the film perfectly. The only possible nitpick I have for this movie is, is it just me, or was Tim Roth's character, Mobray, a little too similar to Christoph Waltz's character, Dr. King Schultz, in Django Unchained in some scenes?

And that's my review for The Hateful Eight. It's has great performances, suspenseful drama, fun over-the-top violence, it's everything you expect from Quentin Tarantino to have a darn good time. If you haven't seen it yet, do so as soon as you can.

Rating: 90%