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This is a masterful edit of an insufferable movie IMO. The first time I saw the full version of this film in theaters, I hated it. Did the story QT was trying to tell really require me to spend THIS MUCH time with such a thoroughly unlikeable group of characters? Was all of this necessary? Further viewings didn't dispel me of this thought. As it turns out, no, it wasn't necessary, and Wraith has proved it. You get all the major beats and just enough intrigue for the payoff, such as it is. And most of the runtime is spent on the two most interesting characters; it's an improvement for sure. I didn't notice any rough editing, either in the sound or the visuals. I already found it to be an impressive bit of editing, but looking through the cutlist , there was a lot of invisible hard work to make everything play so seamlessly. If you didn't like The Hateful Eight, I don't know that this will change your mind. But if you are on the fence, this just might be the version you were hoping for.