What is wrong with reviewers? Really. Have we devolved into less-than apes?

How and why does anyone rate this so highly, with an average of 8.9?

People (men), (white men), are obsessed with playing the "gangsta," drugs, sex, and using the f*bomb.

This is good film??? Tarantino has been and continues to be a narcissist, and all of his fan boys like to tag along.

As much as I hate the ilk of Tarantino, his film-making skills are of high value, so all is not lost - technically.

STORY: This "story" is a patchwork of stories, like what Tarantino does with his other films. Arguably the central story is about two (2) hit men, but they are more like thread than fabric. The "story" isn't really a story with any kind of valuable message (contrary to the fan boys); no, it's more like the "days in the lives of people living in darkness."

The story has no intrinsic purpose or value - it's just white men wanting to (vicariously) play the "gangsta."

ACTING: This film has one (1) highlight - good acting. There is no character development (the director lacks this skill), but the acting is clean, crisp, and the cast remain in character throughout.

TEMPO: The pace is somewhat appropriate for its genre (whatever that is), but it too often bogs down in itself (yes, like the mythical Narcissus gets lost in his own self-affections).

CINEMATOGRAPHY: This is a reasonably well-scened film, but again, more like a "day-in-the-life-of," so nothing special.

DIRECTING: Excellent skills, but I loathe the director.

Overall, if you like watching people kill, torture, curse, use illicit drugs, and you really want to be a "gangsta," then by all means ... watch this.