A Better Kind of Different

Rating: 8/10 (16 December 2017)

I was pleasantly surprised with this film. I hadn't heard much about it and watched it only knowing Tarantino was the director - which is maybe why I liked it more than the other reviews, I had lower expectations. I also watched it from the comfort of my sofa which is also probably why the film's length didn't bother me as much.
Pros: Good (albeit a lot of) dialogue, good cinematography and good acting. I liked the "who dunnit" element, the chapters and watching the characters think. I like the character development and backstories. I liked that there didn't need to be too much theatrics or action because the storyline itself was good enough. It wasn't over the top like I find some of QT's films, the characters did all the work. I found it engaging, maybe the production resembles too much of Reservior Dogs, but maybe that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Cons: A QT film, so there's a lot of blood, violence and gore, as to now be expected (although still not everyones cup of tea.) Another QT trademark as other reviews have mentioned is the excessive use of the 'n word'. A lot is left massively unaswered and some just plain baffling such as the random narrator.