Django Unchained

Quentin Tarantino gave a brilliant twist to the Asian action movie genre in Kill Bill series. That went onto become a cult classic like many of his movies. Now he attempts a pure western in Django Unchained. Except for few scenes here and there, Django Unchained is more of Coenish than Tarantinoish. To put it simply, it is boring in places and feels as if Tarantino tried to play it to the jury than to the gallery. That said wherever you can see the brilliance of Tarantino you just cannot resist but appreciate. Of course all the action episodes are in his style. Ku Klux Klan episode with white masks was outright hilarious and very much in his style. The way the tension is maintained in hand shake scene is also too good. Coming to actors Jamie Foxx was wasted but he looked cool where needed and as needed by the script. Christoph Waltz was brilliant but DiCaprio is surely the scene stealer. He brings that charisma to the movie. According to me he should have been the one to win the Oscars. Samuel L Jackson is adequate for the role. BGM, as always with Tarantino's movies, is totally out of the box. Using hip hop in a period western drama is master stroke by Tarantino. All said and done, this movie will not reduce the respect you have for the film maker but Django Unchained might not head towards a Cult Classic like Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill.