Ok, so here we have the latest of Quentin Tarantions productions. For those of you who didn't know there are actually several older movies with the title Django and one of the actors that formerly played Django has a cameo. If you're wondering who I'm talking about it's the guy who asks Django for his name and upon being told that the D is silent says he knows.The story starts with our protagonist walking in chains to a life of cotton-picking with him being black in times of American slave trade and everything. But wait! His fortune changes with the arrival of Dr. King Schulz (Christoph Waltz) who goes and tries to purchase our poor hero but sort of ends up shooting the damn hillbilly lot.
As it turns out Dr. Schulz is a bounty hunter travelling cross-country collecting bounties of various scoundrels. The reason he decides to free Django (Jamie Foxx) is because he is the last person to see the Brittle brothers who happen to have a bounty on their head.
And so Django is given the opportunity to take revenge upon the brothers who are responsible for Django's separation with his wife. Upon settling their score Django continues to pursue the life of a bounty hunter. But lets lay off the story here since I wouldn't wanna give away too much of the plot.
Needless to say that the cast for this movie has been perfectly picked. We have Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson. Hell even Jonah Hill appeared in a side-role. Oh and Tarantino did the thing that he always does and insisted in appearing in his own movie #rollseyes but I gotta hand it to him that he did a good job. But if I would have to pick a favorite actor in this movie I would have to go with Christoph Waltz. Duuhh, he did get an Oscar for best supporting role.
But that doesn't mean that everyone else sucked. Jamie Foxx really nailed the role of Django, he had that dangerous yet cool vibe going on. Leonardo DiCaprio you are a poor sod. After so many years yet no Oscar in your hands. Shame on you Academy Awards! But going back to Christoph Waltz and why I liked him so much. Christoph has this unique ability to play the good and the bad guy equally awesome. We've all seen him (at least I hope so) in Inglorious Basterds in the role of an evil Nazi officer and here we have him as a justice (and probably money) seeking bounty hunter.
One of his best qualities is, in my humble opinion, to act as courteous and polite as one can and then un- or excpectedly gun them motherfuckers down without as much as working up a sweat. Since this is a Tarantino production there is of course a lot of blood splattering around, violence and an occasional explosion.
So to wrap this review up I'll just go and justify the 9 instead of a 10. The cast and acting were amazing, the plot was beautifully tied together but the only thing that bothered me was that the whole movie was fucking 3 hours long. I mean sure, things need time to unfold in a stylish manner so the desired setting and atmosphere can achieved but damn, 3 hours. The Lord of the fucking Rings was 3 hours long but I think that's a bit more justified. Other than that there isn't a thing I could fuss over.
Yours truly,
A Guy's Mind
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