Tarantinto Goes Home

Rating: 9/10 (26 December 2013)

Quintessential Tarantino. Violent and Dialog driven, although a lot of it is Subtitled. May not be a Masterpiece, but it is Superb Movie making. Impressive and imaginative Storytelling.
May be a bit too Long for those who easily Twitch in Their seats, this, unlike Nitrate Film, is a Slow-Burner. Superb in all Respects that Deserves Respect in the Art of Film, it does Play around with some Deep-Rooted, Sensitive Themes. But it Never is anything but a Delivery System for the Catharthis of Cinema.
If Presenting the usual QT Strength of Words through Pictures that are Witty and Thought Provoking in a Pop-Culture Milieu that uses Pop-Culture as its Form, the Decision to have the Europeans Speak in a Native Tongue, using Sub-Titles, may have been the Movie's Biggest Flaw.
It is a Pretension at Realism that Undercuts the Fantasy of the Film and is quite High-Brow in such a Low-Brow Sploitation. Considering the Length of these Conversations and the Fact that most of them take place across Tables of one sort or another with Little or No Movement, it does take Effort to Watch.
But that One Glaring Misstep cannot keep this from being Admired as Craftsmanship and Artistic Audacity. Beautifully Photographed and Tarantino has come Home, where all this Talent was Cultivated in Adolescent Ecstasy. A Finale in none other than a Movie Theatre. Paradise Revisited.