All the signature marks of a Tarantino film, well crafted.

Rating: 8/10 (20 March 2017)

Some of us, I guess, consider Tarantino films a guilty pleasure, although there must be quite a few of us judging by the box office receipts that his films collect, to say nothing of the accolades, and the "A list" of actors who people them. Always, by more conservative viewers, considered slightly "over the edge" in terms of violence, sexual innuendo, and bad language, (as in his prolific use of the "N" word), his films are nevertheless very entertaining, and this one is no exception. Its primary appeal is in the casting of a group of very good actors who carry off their roles with exceptional skill. The plot and the dialogue are likewise imaginative, and come, again, from the apparently fertile brain of its director, who also wrote the script. Sam Jackson, as always, is a stand out, as is Jennifer Jason Leigh in her Academy Award nominated role as the quirky outlaw Daisy. But I have to say that Walter Goggins kinda steals the movie. He and Jackson, who shared the screen in Django Unchained, are a potent combination, and Goggins has grown into an actor of wide range, and considerable appeal. I confess that early on I dismissed Tarantino too lightly, but have come to consider his films highly accomplished entertainments. If you like westerns, with inventive plots, this one is not to be missed.