A great addition to Tarantino's filmography

Rating: 8/10 (15 January 2016)

Since I'm a huge fan of Quentin Tarantino's work, I was really looking forward to this movie and though I can say at this point that it's not my favourite, it did not disappoint. Among the cast we find the regulars such as Samuel L. Jackson or Tim Roth It's quite impressive how Tarantino manages to direct this 2 hour and 50 minutes huis clos without boring the audience to death. In my opinion, he's one of the only contemporary directors that can pull off that kind of thing.I think this is partly due to the fact that the characters are so well-drawn and that even if they all are in some ways « hateful », you really create some kind of bond with them.
On the downside, the movie was a bit too violent at times and I think some scenes of beheading weren't really necessary. But then that's a Tarantino movie so that was to be expected and that wasn't a big bother. The only thing that really let me down was the score. To me music is a majour aspect of Tarantino's movies and The Hateful Eight's original soundtrack was kind of lacking compared to the director's other films.
I also have to admit I was kind of afraid it was going to be very similar to Django but it had nothing to do with it. I loved how the tension grows during the whole movie and you're kind of on the edge of your seat and not totally relaxed, but in a good way.
One of my favourite characters was Jennifer Jason Leigh's, or Domergue, pretty much the only female protagonist in this movie. I had never seen her in another film, and I found her performance both riveting and hilarious.
Overall, that's not the best Tarantino but I would definitely recommend going to see this movie while it's still playing in theatres.