An absolutely cracking spectacle

Rating: 9/10 (21 February 2013)

All I knew about this film was that Quentin Tarantino had directed it and I hoped that it would be reasonably entertaining. I should not doubt the man's ability to produce the goods almost all of the time and in my opinion this film falls into the very good category. My friend and I noticed it was 165 minutes in length and we were initially a little concerned but as it turned out we did not need to be, in that we were both riveted for the entire film. Be warned there is a lot of violent parts and brutal torture scenes but we have both been to several of the plantations around New Orleans and read up on what happened at most of them and based on the knowledge we gleaned quite frankly if anything the graphic scenes are toned down a lot. It has an 18 rating for good reason not that the violence is gratuitous in my opinion. I personally think the film could have been improved if it had been longer but apart from that what is included is extremely entertaining. My friend and I ran the gamut of emotions throughout this creation and in our experience that usually means a cracking spectacle. The scene very near the end of the film involving Jamie Foxx, two servants and the 'lady' of the house had us both in stitches. To see why you will need to watch it for yourselves and we both highly recommend that you do as soon as possible. You will not be disappointed.