The Film was Good but...

Rating: 8/10 (19 January 2016)

In no way shape or form is this in anyway a bad film. In fact far from it but, this truly shows Tarantino's fearlessness to touch on a seemingly controversial subject. Mostly considered what happens to one of the characters makes this a tough one to watch without closing your eyes. This is very brutal, even for a Tarantino film. However the first half is mainly build up and allows you to basically play a Tarantino style game of Clue. One thing that is outstanding in this film as is with all of Tarantino films is the dialog is like music to my ears, and when you get talented actors to perform those lines like Samuel L. Jackson and Kurt Russell it makes the situation that much easier. Also, the cinematography was gorgeous to look I thought it might have been Roger Deakins, but it was a collaborator with Tarantino that being Robert Richardson, who does a marvelous job. The reason that I can't totally fall in love with this like Django Unchained is just the brutality isn't satisfying like in Django, I actually enjoyed it when someone got their head blown off, but in this again I don't mind it, its just kind of a head scratcher in terms of why he chose to beat up this one particular character who at one time thought we was rooting for. Maybe I need to watch it again to get a better understanding of the meaning behind the happenings. One last thing I need to say is bravo to the cast of this film. Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Walton Goggins all do a wonderful job. And of course Tarantino is still one of the best directors of our generation. Now to grade this film. Story: B+ Directing: A- Music: A Effects: B Camera Work: A+ Acting: A+ Overall: B+