It’s taken a while, and if I’m honest, I never thought it would match the sheer expectation and high praise from its initial release but wow, Django Unchained, what a film.
First of all I admit I am not a fan of Quentin Tarentino, both on a professional and personal level, the guy is an arrogant arse and acts in a manner which is odd even for an American. Pulp Fiction was an enjoyable watch but Reservoir Dogs and Inglourious Bastards both seemed like one trick ponies. Storylines that were different and progressive yet heavily based on dialogue and often quite unstimulating. Nevertheless Tarentino always offers an alternative approach to directing, a different angle and twist where many would stick to cliché ridden, liner storylines and finally with Django Unchained, my eyes have opened, even if he did cameo himself.
At times the prolonged scenes of talking were making me weary but the ending was invigorating, the characters were sensational and the humour kept me ticking over. It was the most captivating film I’ve watched in a long while.
One of the reasons I was so drawn in was Christopher Waltz. His character, Dr Shultz, was the most fascinating of characters through both his charm and wit and I’ll certainly be keeping an eye out for the Austrian Film star in future. Alongside him Di Caprio was on form as usual, Samuel J Jackson, surprisingly, portrayed another crooked and aggressive character whilst Jamie Foxx lingered in the shadow of Waltz for the most part until his sensational showdown.
DU is a quality film but if it had been ever so slightly shorter and relied less on the word “nigger” then it could have been one of the best film releases of the year.
8/10
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