An amusing but overly rated violent, racist Tarantino epic

Rating: 7/10 (26 December 2015)

Come on IMDb there is no way this film could be rated an excellent 8.2. It's rather amusing, filled with more racial slurs than ever for the director. But the plot is plodding, with much padding which makes for the three hour length.
It contains much of Tarantino's frequent ensemble actors plus Jennifer Jsson Leigh, who vies with Kurt Russell for the best performance. The acting throughout is fine as is Tarantino's direction. It's the story that is improbable with a so what, what happens next ending.
The Hateful Eight may be the director's longest film, beautifully shot as his homage to westerns, but it isn't one of his best.