Tarantino's Masterpiece?

Rating: 10/10 (16 August 2009)

In my opinion this is (so far) what I consider to be Tarantino's masterpiece. Why? It has everything in it that defines what Tarantino's films are all about. A lot of heated dialogue between a mostly male cast with scene's escalating slowly but surely to deliver a spectacular pay off. Most people would not be able to sit through 2 and a half hours of this and there are some very humorous moments throughout the film, whether it be dialogue or at times the almost comical violence. The Tarantino fans will know when to laugh and not feel guilty about it. It also features quite the opposite, dark sadistic violence. However my one gripe is that (as Jonathan Ross pointed out) the soundtrack consists of scores from other films and consequently if you've heard the music before it can become distractive. The acting from each and every one of the cast members is fantastic and each actor fits the role perfectly and Pitt continues to impress as he shows how diverse he really is. I don't need to go into detail about how utterly brilliant the dialogue is. My words could not justify it, however i will say that only about 30-40% of it is in English so to read the subtitles and see the characters could at times be hard to see the brilliant performances. Although it's long length i never once stopped and wondered how far through we were as from the very start you are gripped and compelled to see how the story plays out. It also moves at a very fast pace for a long film as it was supposed to be a mini series so although there are lengthy conversations they make sure they keep the story moving and it doesn't drift into anything meaningless. I do intend to see it again and as I've only seen it once it takes a lot to digest all at once and multiple views may be required to really study this in depth. By the time you've finished the film you'll see why i AND Tarantino will be calling this his masterpiece. Tarantino films are what the cinema is for so be sure to see it on the big screen as all the way through the imagery is superb, particularly the last chapter is some of the best I've ever seen.