Tarantino should have retired with Kill Bill

Rating: 5/10 (22 December 2015)

The name Tarantino brings with it a certain reputation. A reputation that in recent years that has started to lose it's shine. Known for his scenes with great dialogue, Tarantino spectacularly fails to delivery with The Hateful Eight. We end up with almost 2 hours of mostly convoluted drivel that thankfully picks up in the film's climax but unfortunately it's not enough to make this film anything more than average. Tatum is completely miscast as are, to be honest, pretty much every other actor in this film. Samuel L Jackson is the stand out star, delivering a stellar performance that we are used to but even he can only carry so much of the film.
A lot has been said about the constant use of 'n igger' in the film. I'm not quite sure why so many people are complaining about this. It's a film set in a very racist time period in American History, with very racists characters so sadly it was the vernacular of the time. If Tarantino was black, a fuss wouldn't have been made.
We'll probably see Tarantino fall back on Kill Bill 3 to try to get some of his shine back after this turkey of a film.