Everything You Would Expect From A Three Hour Tarantino Western. Bring A Pillow.

Rating: 6/10 (7 May 2019)

Can one actor really stand out in a crowd if every actor has a part of equal importance? Here is the main problem with this film - Tarantino cannot self-edit at this point in his career.
If this film would have been a first-effort by an up-and-coming writer/director, it would have been cut to 90 minutes... Many of the lengthy scenes traveling through snow, planting spikes in snow, tracking blood in snow, etc. would have been removed or reduced to transitions... The dialog would have been cut down for 'lesser characters' (of coarse, the young writer/director would have needed to decide which characters to cut down, which Tarantino would never do)... There would have been less gore, blood, vomit, etc... And, these changes would have made a better movie.
There were many great performances in this film, but they all get watered down in the 'grandeur' that is Tarantino's version of an epic western. When it ends, most viewers will be tired of watching 'The Hateful Eight', and educated viewers will wish more of the special 70 mm film would have been left on the cutting room floor.
RealReview Posting Scoring Criteria:
Acting - 1/1
Casting - 1/1
Directing - 1/1
Story - 1/1
Writing/Screenplay - 1/1
Total Base Score = 5
Modifiers (+ or -)
Cinematography: 1
Total RealReview Rating: 6