Another great Tarantino film, but it feels a bit too long, and it feels a bit like a missed opportunity.

Rating: 8/10 (3 February 2019)

(No Spoilers) The eighth film by Tarantino, and he's still going strong with another really good movie. However I do have to say I was a little disappointed.
Let me get started with the positives of this movie. Basically everything is good to great until I get to some of the story elements. The cinematography is great, the dialogue between characters is great, the acting is great, the score is really great, I mean it's a very well made movie. There really isn't much to complain about except some tiny nitpicks. Seriously though, the actors and the dialogue between them is always great in Tarantino movies, they have some genuinely great and thought provoking lines, and then some seriously hilarious lines.
Now onto the story, with one of my biggest problem, the pacing, and basically most of the 1st act of the movie. We spend about an hour in a stagecoach, and while the initial set up is needed, it's way too long. I mean it's barely that important to the story apart from the set up. It honestly starts to drag a lot till we get to the main part of the movie. Once were at the cabin Is when stuff starts to really pick up. Honestly for the first half of the movie I didn't really know what the plot of the movie was, it was only till around half way into the second act where I got it.
The second act is when we get introduced to the other characters in the cabin which are all great. We basically get a murder mystery plot. I loved that section of the movie, but I feel like it could've used more time there. I mean the main mystery is resolved pretty quickly. I really like how this movie isn't linear showing you parts in different times, however there was this one section that should've maybe been placed later on in the movie. It was fine where it was, but I felt like having it that early on kinda ruins some of the suspense. I mean if I'm being honest I did see some of the twists coming, and while most of them are good, there are a few that don't really matter. For the most part though the though this movie was pretty unpredictable.
My biggest problem is the movie just is too long, and doesn't focus enough on the best parts. A lot of the sequences feel like they could've been resolved quicker, and others feel like they were resolved too quick. Now I'm not someone who gets bored that easily with long movies, I love slow burns, but this just focuses on the wrong things. Not to say that those sequences are bad, not at all, but I just feel like it could've been so much better than it was.
Overall I really did still enjoy this movie. All the actors do fantastic jobs, and the character interactions are just too enjoyable. There's some great thought provoking lines, which I wish they focused a little more on. The characters were just very well written. It gets political in some moments, and while I do think there are some good moments with it, I feel like they went to far in some areas. Regardless of that the technical aspects are just great like always. I especially loved the soundtrack. I just really enjoyed this movie, but I can't ignore that some of the moments needed more time, and some of the moments dragged on for too long.
8/10