A Review by Nathan Fischer

Rating: 8/10 (25 January 2016)

The Hateful Eight is the eighth film by Quentin Tarantino, and it oozes with his signature style and dialogue. I have always considered Tarantino to be one, if not the greatest director of our generation and he continues to prove himself with The Hateful Eight. The plot is quite simple in this one. Eight (or more) travelers find themselves held up in a wide open house when a blizzard hits the midwest. They are then forced to not only get along, but survive. This is a classic mystery story where no one is who they say they are and everyone is a suspect. It would be going in to too much spoiler territory to say anything more, so lets talk about the performances. Everyone is on top of there game here but some definitely stand out more than others. Samuel L. Jackson steals the show in my opinion. This is perhaps the greatest role he's played in over 20 years. Jennifer Jason Lee also gives a memorable performance that she seems to be relishing in. Its good to see her back on the big screen. Kurt Russell is probably the most sympathetic character of all these horrible people. He turns in a role that is campy and believable all at the same time. I have to comment on how terrifically written this movie is. It is mostly all dialogue and it is Tarantino in top form. He takes his time with his characters and lets them really chew on the environment and pace their lines. This movie is almost three hours long and 90% is dialogue and I was never even close to being bored. Its also beautifully shot with spanning mountain landscapes and endless hills of snow. It really puts you in the setting. Thats not to say that this movie is for everyone. It may come across as slow to some and when the violence kicks in, it really kicks. But for me, this is everything I could have wanted. Tarantino has done it again and shown the world that he can make some of the best movies of our time.