Masterpiece. (No spoilers.)

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 2015)

Quinton is a living legend in the film industry. As a prolific screenwriter he's contributed some of the best scripts Hollywood has seen over the last couple of decades.
With a love for kung fu, classic westerns, and a healthy amount of gore He's been known to embellish in intense confrontations like the ones found in this film. He likes to be classy, but always at some point, reverts to his boyish love for chaos.
Sometimes he does it to remind us of the brutality of the human condition
Sometimes he just does it because the boy in him likes to watch heads explode in a "gory watermelon like fashion."
We tend to love it either way he delivers it though.
Usually It is all accompanied by a thought provoking dialog that does well to showcase the human condition in its many forms.
This film is no exception.
The latest fictional tale from Quinton takes place in the "old mountainous west" on the eve of a great blizzard around Christmas. The premise, is Kurt Russell is escorting a prisoner to her hanging for a ten thousand dollar reward, and in the last few miles of the stretch to Red Rock, begins to run into several strangers whom seek refuge from the cold of the storm.
Kurt's healthy level of suspicion sets the stage for a wonderful mystery moving forward Especially when several strangers end up stranded at a cabin with him and his death row prisoner.
It has an all star cast, but there really is no star of the film itself, mostly because many of the characters are given ample room to breathe and interact with one another.
The dialogs between the characters really reflected the divided nature of a country after a civil war. It also does well to showcase America's long history of racism (much like "DJango Unchained" did.)
But beyond all of that It was just a damn good thriller that weaved a wonderful web of mystery and suspicion. Dare I say... Very "Reservoir Dogs" like in nature.
A lot of people like to see some gore when it comes to their Terantino films, but for me it was always about the interactions between the characters & how the story unfolded.
This film doesn't fail in that regard one bit. I can say without a doubt that I was satisfied and even laughing a bit as the credits rolled.
Regarding the gore It's no Kill Bill, but there are some extremely satisfying moments that deliver buckets of non-CGI props for us to twist in. There was a decapitation at one point and "my eyes nearly bulged through my glasses as I started to giggle like a schoolgirl with glee."
Those moments weren't in short supply, they just weren't back-to-back "like some viewers may prefer," and that's OK Just know that this isn't going to be one of those films. It's more refined than that Even in its brutality, it is obvious that Quinton is, even now, still evolving as a film maker and screen writer.
The soundtrack is old school. Don't expect cutting edge synthesis or raging metal at any point of the story. Much like the movies Quinton grew up on, he wanted this one to fit right in with the classics, just Modernized for today's audience.
I think he accomplishes this.
The camera work is beautiful. The images and angles he manages to capture in this latest addition are outstanding. I especially loved how the storm looked behind any given character doing whatever "whenever." That feeling of "old Wyoming in winter" was beautifully captured. The sound design was great. When the blood came I felt the splats in my subs and the swishing of chunks properly distributed in the stereo stage.
I think there was only one point in the film that I didn't feel good about it and even that particular moment/ scene served a purpose for the audience, so as uncomfortable as watching a particular scene was It truly depicted the cruelty of man back in those days, and made the conclusion of everything all the sweeter too.
This is a masterpiece. Hands down beautiful.
Not for your kids
But a great way to spend an afternoon off of work.
Professional Review Score: 8/10
Didn't make me cry, and its not for all audiences, but it was still awesome enough to beat out the average Awesome I see on a monthly basis. Drawbacks for some will be the length, glorified racist perspectives from characters, and gore. I personally like the length and gore just fine though, and the racism, well... It exists. It REALLY existed after the Civil war too. I applaud Quinton for getting it right.
Personal Review Score: 10/10
This is a masterpiece. The script is beautiful. Samuel L Jackson tops his performance in Pulp Fiction here easily, and I absolutely love this film's ability to weave a great stage. The scenes are captured in style, the blood isn't modest yet very effective /realistic, and the mind games are perfect! Just perfect:)
And there it is.
No spoilers Now go watch it. You're gonna love this experience.