a big bore

Rating: 1/10 (2 January 2013)

Critics are giving Tarantino way too much credit for saying anything meaningful in this film. His references to 60's spaghetti westerns or 70's black exploitation films don't go beyond cheesy film titles and the interpolation of icky songs on the sound track - the social relevance of these films could hardly matter to him; he doesn't have much to say about slavery, other than it was bad; his emotional palette ranges from revenge to more revenge - anything else is beyond him; his lengthy dialog scenes are becoming predictable -dull, too-cute. The only real difference between the films Tarantino is emulating and his film is a fetish for mixing violence with comedy. I can't help but think that Tarantino sees himself as a liberal-cool-auteur-artist; but it is pretty easy to see through what critics call his social 'deepening' as a recent tendency to patronize: Jews kicking ass (last film) and Black slaves taking care of business (this film).
He also might consider finding a good editor with his next film. The editing here is atrocious, and the length interminable. In addition, could he locate better camera angles to make his boring dialog less boring? (perhaps nothing could do that).
Viewers unfamiliar with Tarantino might find this film weird; his fans will find it amazing; his detractors will find it boring and emotionally juvenile.