Tarantino takes the stage

Rating: 9/10 (25 December 2015)

The movie could have been shorter, some reviewers complain.
Here's my take:
Warm poisoned coffee welcoming the travelers coming out of the blizzard. Done.
This will make sense to those who have seen the movie.
In essence it is a theater play. A classic tragedy behind closed doors: unity of time, place and action, in five acts. Dialogues matter. The rest is secondary.
It isn't a John Wayne movie, nor it is a spaghetti-style western. You're in for a disappointment if this is what you expect.
It is a tragedy, bearing Tarantino's distinctive signature.