Last night I saw The Hateful Eight with a large group of my friends and had a pretty solid time! These are my thoughts on the movie.
Visually, it was gorgeous. I saw it in 70mm, so that contributed even more to the beautiful appearance of the scenery.
I thought that the second half was much stronger than the first. The first half started off incredibly slowly, and there were several moments where I almost lost interest. However, in the last few minutes Samuel L. Jackson delivers an INSANE monologue, and then the action finally picks up the pace.
The humor throughout the film landed well, and the dialogue was witty and enjoyable. I think the strongest thing about this movie was the characters. Each person was carefully and thoughtfully developed, which enabled the actors to give some very fine performances. I think that this may bring in several awards for Samuel L. Jackson's performance, at the very least.
It wasn't my favorite Tarantino movie, but I still enjoyed it and was entertained. Overall, I give it a B+. If the first half had better pacing, I would have given it an A.
