Same old, same old

Rating: 6/10 (27 December 2015)

Another bloated, pointlessly complicated film from Tarantino. All the performances are excellent, in particular from Russell and Leigh, but I have to admit to getting a little tired of seeing Samuel L Jackson reprise Jules the gangster *yet again*.
And for all the plaudits being heaped on Tarantino's script I found the story bloated, over-wordy and some of the plot devices utterly pointless. The scene where Jackson taunts and then shoots the old General develops from absolutely nothing and seemed inserted just to set up the resulting killing.
In addition I am no PC hound but Tarantino seems determined to insert the word "nigger" into every dialogue just to make a point of using it. I'm sure it was a commonly used word back in the 1900s but Tarantino seems to use it like a badge of honour, and (as in Django Unchained) it's overuse is noticeable, unpleasant and in my view ultimately detracts from the film.
In summary this is nothing new. It's Reservoir Dogs all over again in stetsons, but at 3 hours long it lacks Reservoir Dogs' wonderful pacing.