Extremely Underrated

Rating: 10/10 (7 May 2017)

I saw this movie on Xfinity for free. I was debating on whether I should watch it or not, because many people said it was not that good, and rather long. I decided to give it a shot, and if it did not capture my attention then I'd turn it off (as I did not pay any money). Within the first 10 minutes, I was hooked. This has that classic Tarantino feel, but is milder than most of his recent films. As I was watching this, I thought it felt like a mix between a western, a game of Clue, Reservoir Dogs, and The Thing. Afterwards, I found these were the inspirations for this movie, which wasn't surprising. Grant it, this idea is not completely original, but puts a great spin on the classic "The Butler Did It" story. I really don't understand the disapproval this movie received. I put it ahead of Django, and would maybe go as far as saying this is my favorite Tarantino film (behind maybe Pulp Fiction & Reservoir Dogs). I think people have come to expect Tarantino movies as gore fests, like with Kill Bill, Inglorious Basterds, and Django. This certainly has some great violence, but it is more of a character development story, and a guessing game. I could see why people would say its boring. But if you enjoy great dialogue and tension, this is possibly Tarantino's best. The acting was phenomenal from everyone. There's a reason Tarantino uses the same actors in many of his movies, and that reason is evident here. Tarantino clearly has a feel for his actors, and they have a feel for him. it works flawlessly every single time. The movie is three hours long, and quite frankly it did not seem that long. I was upset when it ended. Overall, you need to give this movie a chance. Go into it, knowing it's not a constant gore fest, and I think you will appreciate it much more.