An Amazing Mix of an Intriguing Mystery, Stylish Violence and Engaging Dialogue

Rating: 9/10 (15 October 2016)

Quentin Tarantino is not only considered to be one of the greatest directors working today but one of the best of all time and The Hateful Eight is just further evidence of this as its one of his finest efforts. One of the reasons for this is its central mystery because who can't get behind a good mystery and with Tarantinos Dialogue your just constantly engaged and intrigued by what happens next and makes you want to go back and watch it again to see it in a different light and perspective. To have an an engaging mystery you need intriguing characters and they all are because they're all just so different it makes their interactions fascinating. We have Kurt Russell in one of his greatest performances making for a very charismatic and likable lead you get the impression that he has a very strong moral code and helps you get behind him more and want him to survive the night. Samuel L Jackson gives the greatest performance he's ever given since Pulp Fiction he's just perfect as Major Warren he's entertaining and mysterious and that's another great thing about this movie your never 100% sure on any of the characters even after the credits start rolling you don't know if any thing they said during the entire run time was the truth. Before this film I hadn't seen much of Jennifer Jason Leigh but she blew me away in this movie she was just so despicable and disgusting and it takes a special kind of actress to pull it off as well as she did. The location of the log cabin in this movie was perfectly utilised you feel like your their with the characters feeling as cold as they are. Under the wrong direction this movie could have been so boring because this movie is mostly dialogue very little action so Tarantino directs this movie wonderfully never making you feel bored or any less than invested. Visually I would say that this is Tarantinos best movie the cinematography in this movie is incredible This snowy landscapes look amazing and suck you into the world they are building. Unfortunately the one thing that stopped this movie from being perfect was the last 20 minutes with giving away to much it just fails to keep the intrigue and suspense of the rest of the film.
The Hateful Eight was one of my favourite movies of 2015 and if one of my favourite Tarantino Movies and for me it holds the title of being Tarantinos most addictive movie.
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