The Hateful Eight is violent, wacky, entertaining, and somewhat meaner that I thought it would be, but Tarantino's appropriation of history in order to bring forth his critique and wild fantasy is less convincing here -- much less than Inglourious Basterds, which I think is another of his best films. That he is always heavy-handed, a maestro of wilful exaggeration, is a cinch; only that in The Hateful Eight, the natural steam that runs his madcap engine seems spread out too thin.
Kong Rithdee
January 8, 2016