My verdict:
- Dazzling, painterly, teknik, cool, funny
- Shallow, ill-thought out, poorly storied, up itself
Non-realism gives us more scope to explore important stuff. If this film has any non-superficial quality, it is the opportunity it gives to think about how damagable people are, and what consequences that has for how we comport ourselves. By making all the protagonists super-soldiers he makes the process of damage more fun to watch, and also a bit absurd.
Prognosis: Tarantino will have to mature fast and far, or he is going to lose it altogether.