Django Unchained is a film for the film fan in all of us. It is a great film with movie references galore. It's like that one friend who was obsessed with movies and always made tons of film references and you had fun hearing him list off a reference to every film ever made. The film can not be described as an action film because that would be cutting it short. It's more like a piece of art that could only come from the mind of a genius. In fact---it did come from the mind of a genius. Quentin Tarantino---the master of all things violent and fantastic has proved yet again that he is quite possibly the smartest man working in Hollywood today. He wrote and directed this masterpiece and by these standards---you can see why he keeps making movies.
In the film---Christoph Waltz plays Dr. King Schultz...a bounty hunter who hires a slave named Django (Jamie Foxx) to help him with his bounty hunting business. He does this because Django's wife (Kerry Washington) has been held as a slave by Calvin Candle (Leonardo DiCaprio,) and his assistant Stephen (Samuel L Jackson.)
The performances are the key to the film. Although Waltz and Foxx are two of my favorite working actors today and are great in the film---DiCaprio and Jackson give the two best performances. DiCaprio is obviously having a blast and that gives the audience a reason to do the same and Jackson gives his best performance in years. In fact...Jackson definitely deserves an Oscar nomination for his brilliant performance here. The film is more fun in its comic violence than this year's The Man With The Iron Fists and there is a very funny scene involving none other than bags. The film is also the most visually awesome film you are likely to see this year. The fact that the film looks exactly like an old spaghetti western doesn't even begin to describe the ways this film looks cool. Also---the way it takes its ludicrous plot completely seriously is much of the fun.
Although the film could have been shortened by 15 minutes (it is, after all, 165 minutes)....Django Unchained lives up to the hype. It is funny, smart, cool, thrilling, fun and need I go on? I've seen many great films this year and this one adds to the reason why I need to think for a long time about what's going to be in my top 10.
(5 out of 5 Stars, The film is rated R for strong graphic violence throughout, a vicious fight, language and some nudity)
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